All hail the heroic protestors in Iran — We’re in the third month of protests in Iran against the repressive regime that allows “morality police” to beat women to death for not fully covering their hair. As a Western woman living half way across the world, I’m in awe of the young women who are leading the protests. …

The mostly Black woman cast is powerful and refreshing — When I heard The Woman King would depict a group of woman warriors, I worried about whether Hollywood could pull that off. Because the last time I saw an army of women it looked silly and lame, despite the fact that the leader of the Amazon training camp in Wonder…

Join a voodoo hex to shift global energy back to human rights — Like many people, I’m deeply disturbed by the way things are going in the United States. We have thugs with guns lurking around ballot boxes, intimidating voters; the male Supremacy Court taking away women’s rights to sovereignty over their bodies; election deniers; conspiracy theorists; states working in the open to…

Media dupes people into being bullies — An old friend has decided he has something against trans people. Every time we meet, he makes some snarky comment about pronouns or changing genders or identifying as something other than what people see. I’ve been confronting him about it as much as possible without starting a big fight. When…

Now I’m watching “How To Get Away With Murder” all over again with better eyes — I took Finding Me out of my local library as an audiobook. It’s narrated by Viola Davis, and I wanted to hear this affecting and powerful actress tell her own story. I’d seen and admired her work in August Wilson’s Fences with Denzel Washington, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, for which…

How to protect yourself from other people’s dumb ideas — I’ve read more than one story recently about how women prioritize their boyfriends and husbands over their female friends. I’m sure many women do that. I can think of one friend of mine in particular who did that to me more than once. But I didn’t use her behavior to…

Are we really going to take this BS sitting down? — It’s time to hex the patriarchy — and by that I don’t mean men. If you think I mean men, please get an education. Amy Comey Barret is as much a part of the patriarchy as Brett Kavanaugh. …

Until a judge decided to commit him — My adult son has been in jail for six months for a misdemeanor vandalism charge (less than $400). One reason the stay is so long is that he entered the facility in a psychotic state, refused medication, and was left untreated for months, despite my emails and phone calls to…