Reid Lewis - reid writes

Pronouns, Gender, and Change vs. Transformation

The difference between changing pronouns for someone and transforming the way you think about gender is crucial to liberation.

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neurodivergence

Resources for Folks Who Are Autistic, Questioning, or Who Want to Be Allies

A collection of resources for folks who may be wondering if they are autistic, are autistic, and folks who want to better understand & support autistic folks in their life.

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allyship

Four Books to Help You Be a Better Ally

Four excellent books to help kickstart or move you further along in your journey of taking action as an ally.

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Allyship Requires Action

What even is allyship? And how do you engage with it on a regular basis in a way that avoids (most of the time) being performative?

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Approaches to Allyship

So where do people start as an ally? What should they do? The thing is: it's not any different than the way you may be approaching other issues in your life.

gender

What Even Is Gender?

A quickish guide to thinking and talking differently about gender.

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writing

The Importance and Complexity of Trans Media Representation: A Media Psychology Exploration of the Video Game Tell Me Why

A media psychology analysis of the video game Tell Me Why, exploring the importance and complexities of trans representation in the media through four concepts: media framing, defaultism, theory of mind, and prosocial influence.

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Disaster Preparedness 101: Go Bags & Evacuation Checklists

A little preparedness goes a long way in a disaster. Here are some ways to think about preparing for the possibility of an emergency evacuation.

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Pride 2021

A word on queerness and pride.

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The Future is Black and Queer: Dirty Computer, Queer Cyborgs, and Liberation Storytelling

An analysis of Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer as not just an Afrofuturist story, but as an inherently queer cyborg story that allows us to reimagine our past, present, and future.

allyship

Trans Day of Visibility

I’ve been debating what to say for Trans Day of Visibility, because let's be honest, shit is rough for trans folks around the world right now.

allyship

7 Tips for When Your Friend Comes Out to You

Coming out can be terrifying. Here are some tips for supporting someone who has come out to you.

gender

A Rough Guide to Changing Your Legal Name

The experience of changing your legal name can feel daunting and overwhelming. Here is some info that might help make it easier.

queer

Coming Out as a Political Act

While coming out can be terrifying and even dangerous, it’s really important that we acknowledge it’s also an incredibly important and powerful political act. A political act that is just as crucial today as it was for our queer and trans ancestors.

allyship

Black Lives Matter

The news this past few weeks has been filled with police violence and violence perpetrated by white people against Black folks. It is not new by any means, but part of a long, violent, and racist history in America. In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist,

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Things I began learning in the last 10 years

Learning to be kind and gentle with myself has been only one of the many things I began learning in the last 10 years.

allyship

5 Ways to Make Your Organization More Welcoming to Non-Binary People

Here are 5 tips to help support non-binary people in your workplace, based on my own experience.

gender

National Coming Out Day

Two years ago I used today to publicly come out as queer, and one year ago I came out as trans & non-binary. And this year I’m here to tell you a not so secret fact: coming out never ends.

allyship

Making Transgender / Genderqueer / Non-binary Inclusion a Priority — A Toolkit for Conference Organizers

These recommendations may change in the future, and while I have sought out advice from other trans / genderqueer / non-binary folks, please know that this is largely from my own experience and observations.

gender

Coming Out a Second Time

I've written so many versions of this post. Short and long, happy and angry, personal and impersonal. I'm still not sure where to start when talking about this, honestly.

security

Digital Security 101

Post-election, there has been an explosion in the discussion around the increasingly urgent need for people to secure their digital lives.

queer

Coming Out Queer

I've always kind of questioned my identity, but never felt comfortable actually identifying as anything other than heterosexual -- despite my parallel discomfort with actually identifying as heterosexual.

personal

An Experiment in Being Present

I'm using my 30th birthday to experiment with my life, starting with deleting my Facebook.