The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: minority

  • WomenWorld

    WomenWorld

    Trust me, guys, we do not want to live here.

  • My LGBTQ+ Connection

    I’m not broken. I don’t need to be fixed.

  • An Open Letter to White Supremacists

    First, let me give you my “bonafides”. According to Ancestry DNA, I’m about as white as a human being can be. That always has, and probably always will give me a leg up in society. I won’t even try to deny it. I also won’t deny that I’ve done little or nothing to earn this…

  • Mistaken Identity

    There have been many instances in which people have made assumptions about me that weren’t true. I always find these experiences extremely disconcerting. I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve. I think of myself as someone who is pretty easy to read. But of course, I shouldn’t assume that total strangers know how…

  • On Being Hated

    The other day I had to go down to the south end of my drawbridge to do some maintenance. During rush hour, that involves walking down to the traffic light and crossing the road at the crosswalk. On this particular day there was a homeless woman sitting beside the crosswalk button. When I approached, she…

  • Secure in My Manhood

    I’m not one who is known for writing jokes, but I did write one several years ago that I’m rather proud of: The next time a guy tells you that he’s secure in his manhood, say, “Here. Hold my purse.” Heaven forbid. I kind of feel sorry for men. Their options are so limited. They…

  • Rooting for the Home Team

    When I was 10 years old I moved from my waspy, upper middle class New England house and wound up living in a tent in the rural South. It was quite the culture shock. But the biggest shock of all was finding myself in a public school where only 1 percent of the students looked…

  • Travel Restrictions

    Travel is my reason for being. Due to finances, I haven’t been able to leave the country in several years, but I have been to 19 other countries, and these experiences have been the high points in my life. I strongly encourage everyone to travel. It’s the only way you can truly have an open…

  • Bully for You, Maybe, but not for Me

    Bully for You, Maybe, but not for Me

    I am done with curling up in a ball.

  • Watch What You Call Me, Buster

    If you want to see me completely lose it, in other words, explode all over you, sending shrapnel of pure fury raining down upon your soft underbelly until they will need a hefty bag to gather your putrid remains, simply call me a gender-specific curse word. And there are so many of them available for…