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Kamila Rina

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Brockton Writers Reading Series ♥ — Interview

Posted on July 4, 2020July 6, 2022 by Kamila Rina

The lovely folks at Brockton Writers Reading Series are hosting me along with 3 other Ontario writers — Ryanne Kap, Waubgeshig Rice, and Marlo K. Shaw — for a reading this coming Wednesday, July 08.  It’s happening on Glad Day…

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Naked Heart 2019!

Posted on November 18, 2019July 6, 2022 by Kamila Rina

The 5th annual Naked Heart: An LGBTQ Festival of Words (the world’s largest queer/trans literary festival) happens this weekend.  I love this event every year, for its realness, freshness, relatability; for featuring queers like me and unlike me, all having…

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The (Potential) Ally’s Guide to Cookies

Posted on March 11, 2019March 12, 2019 by Kamila Rina

Let’s talk about cookies. Humans are social animals. We need an ongoing connection to others, and a sense of belonging in community in order to thrive. These needs are powerful enough, that if we’re not getting them met straight up,…

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14 Ideas for Defeating Rape Culture

Posted on May 29, 2018July 6, 2022 by Kamila Rina

(I first wrote this piece in 2014, when I didn’t have a website and when there wasn’t (or, probably, I wasn’t aware of) much writing with this perspective — i.e. practical ideas on defeating rape culture — but am only publishing it…

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How to Actually Include Folks of All Genders

Posted on January 24, 2018July 6, 2022 by Kamila Rina

If you are reading this, you are likely a well-meaning person who wants to treat trans and gender-non-binary folks with respect, and facilitate the inclusion of folks of all genders in your community. In which case, here are some important…

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On Liminal Kindness

Posted on October 10, 2017July 6, 2022 by Kamila Rina

Liminal people Ever since I read Excommunicate Me from the Church of Social Justice — and then, a few weeks later, I’m a Transwoman, I Am in the Closet, I Am Not Coming Out — I’ve been thinking about how we…

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Crip Sex Tips #2: Autism

Posted on August 22, 2017July 6, 2022 by Kamila Rina

Welcome again to Crip Sex Tips! Where we discuss sexuality and access negotiation for various disabilities from a first-hand knowledge perspective. (In future installments I’d like to write about sex & chronic pain, and sex & PTSD. And I will…

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Crip Sex Tips #1: MCS

Posted on May 17, 2017August 19, 2017 by Kamila Rina

Hello, and welcome to Crip Sex Tips.  Ages ago I spent a long time looking for information about sexuality relevant to my disabilities — and didn’t find it.  (Seriously.  Hours and hours scouring the internet.  And — crickets.)  After much…

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Inhabit Your Weirdness*

Posted on February 15, 2017February 16, 2017 by Kamila Rina

So, it’s that time of year again.  Time to take stock of the ways the dominant culture crushes all the parts of our selves and our spirits that don’t fit with dominant paradigms, and makes us feel ashamed and wrong…

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A Short Love Letter on the 1st Night of Chanukah

Posted on December 25, 2016December 25, 2016 by Kamila Rina

Chag sameach to everyone celebrating Chanukah.  And happy holidays to all of you celebrating whatever is meaningful to your heart this time of year.  Especially marginalised queer & trans folks. May warmth & love & hope & kindness & gentleness…

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poet. survivor. educator. catalyst.

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Brockton Writers Reading Series ♥ — InterviewJuly 4, 2020
Naked Heart 2019!November 18, 2019
The (Potential) Ally’s Guide to CookiesMarch 11, 2019
14 Ideas for Defeating Rape CultureMay 29, 2018
How to Actually Include Folks of All GendersJanuary 24, 2018

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