Thoughts

Photo: provided by Senator Kim Pate Indigenous women and girls are the fastest-growing prison population The same issues that give rise to Indigenous women and girls bein…

My child is a drag performer.   There is an image that will come to most people’s minds when I say this. Oversized wigs. Padding to make curves where nature did…

Lessons learned as the first woman in the room Being the first woman in a role has been a recurring feature of my career. Being the first woman in a role or the only woma…

“You have breast cancer” — four words that changed my life forever. Until those words, cancer had been something that only happened to someone else. I don’t have any canc…

Advocate for yourself when you know intuitively that something isn’t right As you read this, I’m either in surgery or perhaps recovering from what is described as a minor…

I take a lot of photos. A lot. I’m totally guilty of trying for those Instagram-worthy snaps of meals, scenery, crafty projects, and the kids. So many shots of the kids. …

South Asian weddings are incredible week-long affairs – days of pure joy, festivity, and amusement – and they haven’t changed much through time.  Back in Bangladesh,…

So, I lost a friend Admittedly, it wasn’t much of a friendship for the last little while. I saw her less and less, and when I did, she was snippy to me. It’s very likely …