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Yesterday, all the Pagans I’m friends with were in an uproar on Facebook. And they had good reason. I have some things to say about the issues, but I’m going to try and be as diplomatic as possible. In a nutshell, one Pagan leader said she didn’t trust the scholarship of […]

Wading Into Pagan TERF Wars

March 23, 2018 in My Pagan Path tagged discrimination / feminism / HB2 / intolerance / Morrigan / North Carolina / transgender by admin

When I was a small child, growing up in the mid 70’s in rural Western North Carolina, segregation was still an unspoken rule. My elementary school was all white, and I rarely if ever encountered African Americans. My maternal grandmother took me shopping in Asheville once, and we passed a man […]

Bible-Based Bigotry Is Not New In North Carolina

May 12, 2016 in Recovering Right Winger / The Christian Cult tagged bigotry / christianity / christians / discrimination / hate / HB2 / intolerance / North Carolina / segregation by admin

I am so sick of hearing the stupid line, “men have no business in women’s bathrooms.” It’s a ridiculous mischaracterization of transgender WOMEN. But over and over, the roughly 35% of North Carolinians who still support House Bill 2 trot that line out to defend it. When you call them on the […]

Live From North Carolina: Showdown With The DOJ

May 5, 2016 in Recovering Right Winger tagged Bathroom Bill / batshit crazy / christianity / christians / civil rights / GOP / HB2 / intolerance / North Carolina / Pat McCrory / Replublicans / transgender by admin