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When Powerful Leaders Refuse to Name the Problem

When Powerful Leaders Refuse to Name the Problem

In the past few weeks I’ve been reaching out to some of the most influential people in my networks — thought leaders in product design and UX, editors in chief...

When Powerful Leaders Refuse to Name the Problem

In the past few weeks I’ve been reaching out to some of the most influential people in my networks — thought leaders in product design and UX, editors in chief...

The Shock of the Leotard

The Shock of the Leotard

It’s incredible how triggering a leotard can be for transphobes and queerphobes. And for the folks who are allies but still cannot reconcile the diversity of gender experiences we are...

The Shock of the Leotard

It’s incredible how triggering a leotard can be for transphobes and queerphobes. And for the folks who are allies but still cannot reconcile the diversity of gender experiences we are...

Why National Indigenous Peoples Day Matters

Why National Indigenous Peoples Day Matters

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and I want to bring your focus to it. This is not a push for my spandex products or services. This is me sharing...

Why National Indigenous Peoples Day Matters

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and I want to bring your focus to it. This is not a push for my spandex products or services. This is me sharing...

What Happens When You Don’t Follow the Rules

What Happens When You Don’t Follow the Rules

I’ve never followed the rules — not as an author, not as the founder of LED Queens, and not as a human being. This essay is about refusing to scale,...

What Happens When You Don’t Follow the Rules

I’ve never followed the rules — not as an author, not as the founder of LED Queens, and not as a human being. This essay is about refusing to scale,...

Spandex, Mr. Missouri Leather, and the WYCKD Aspect of Queer Fashion

Spandex, Mr. Missouri Leather, and the WYCKD As...

This September, the Mr. Missouri Leather Weekend is back with its legendary Black & Lou Fetish Ball, and the theme this year is WYCKD — Beware of Flying Dildos. It’s...

Spandex, Mr. Missouri Leather, and the WYCKD As...

This September, the Mr. Missouri Leather Weekend is back with its legendary Black & Lou Fetish Ball, and the theme this year is WYCKD — Beware of Flying Dildos. It’s...

Men and Folks in Spandex and Hosiery, 2025 Digest

Men and Folks in Spandex and Hosiery, 2025 Digest

From beaches to runways to the weight room, 2025 saw fashion trends push skin-tight silhouettes further into the mainstream. Here are three headlines shaping the year. 1) “Speedo Summer” really...

Men and Folks in Spandex and Hosiery, 2025 Digest

From beaches to runways to the weight room, 2025 saw fashion trends push skin-tight silhouettes further into the mainstream. Here are three headlines shaping the year. 1) “Speedo Summer” really...