open-letter

An Open Letter to Michael Knowles

Mr. Knowles, You said, from a stage, that you wanted what you call “transgenderism” eradicated from public life, and then objected that you meant the ideology, not the people. I want to take the distinction seriously, because words matter and I have no interest in misquoting you. So here is the trouble with it. There […]

An Open Letter to Chaya Raichik

Ms. Raichik, From behind an account, you aim a very large audience at hospitals, teachers, libraries, and clinics you disapprove of, and then describe whatever follows as none of your doing. I have run systems at scale, so I recognize what you have built: a targeting layer. You supply the coordinates and let the crowd […]

An Open Letter to the Lawmaker Who Has Never Met Me

Representative, You have never met me, and you have written several bills about my body. I have read them. They are heavy with words like “protect” and “common sense” and empty of any sign that you have spoken with a single person they would actually affect. Legislating a life you have never encountered is not […]