Is This a Gender Backlash, or the Normal Rhythm of History?There is a question I have been holding quietly. It has followed me from meeting rooms to airport lounges, into community halls and early…Nov 2Nov 2
What Is Community, Really? On Belonging, Friendship, Power and Collective BecomingA friend recently rang me, she wanted to talk about community. She had moved from Melbourne to the south coast of Sydney in search of a…Oct 19A response icon1Oct 19A response icon1
Why Inclusion Can’t Wait Until Someone Comes OutThe room goes quiet when someone writes sexuality on a whiteboard. It’s a small word that shifts the whole energy. I once heard a senior…Oct 12Oct 12
Diverse SOGIESC Inclusion: Accountability for Real InclusionWhenever I sit down with donors, managing contractors, INGOs, NGOs, or even rights holder organisations, I begin with one simple question…Oct 5Oct 5
When “Gender Equality” Means Straight, Cis Women OnlyRecently, I sat in conversation with a woman who works in a gender equality program that focuses on women. She wanted to engage with my…Sep 28Sep 28
Why We Need Narrative Power Analysis in Inclusion WorkDevelopment and community engagement practitioners love a good power map. Put “interest” on one axis, “influence” on the other, and you…Sep 22Sep 22
Working the Cracks: Reflections on Power, Resistance, and Diverse SOGIESC Inclusion in FijiI am in Fiji for three weeks, working with our project team as we prepare and carry out village visits alongside Disaster READY…Sep 16Sep 16
Moving with Queer Movers: On Visibility, Safety, and InclusionAug 25A response icon1Aug 25A response icon1
Reclaiming Language, Reclaiming Knowing: World Indigenous Peoples Day and Queer EpistemologiesLast Saturday was World Indigenous Peoples Day, and it brought me back to a conversation I had only last week. We were talking about…Aug 11Aug 11