"I did not sign up for this!" These were the anguished words of a PhD student, a junior researcher skilled in laboratory protocols, data analysis, and the rigours of academic publishing. Yet, when faced with... Read More

This essay was previously published in Etymology Press and is reprinted here with the author's permission. Ought connotes a moral obligation. In our society, if you have a child with a disability, you are obligated... Read More

In United States v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. The majority concluded that the law did not violate the Equal Protection Clause, applying only the... Read More

I remember the thrill of my high school graduation: my name being called upon, walking down the stage, and my family cheering from their seats. That very moment felt like a promise—that my hard work... Read More

As humanists, many of us hold a simple yet profound belief: when we die, we’re gone. There is no celestial reunion, no reincarnation, no spiritual continuation. Death marks the final chapter of our individual story,... Read More

In his 2020 Black queer “memoir manifesto,” All Boys Aren’t Blue, George M. Johnson stresses the importance of having affirming family as a gender-nonconforming young person growing up in a rabidly anti-Black homophobic culture. Reflecting on the... Read More

The English bourgeoisie is charitable out of self-interest; it gives nothing outright, but regards its gifts as a business matter, makes a bargain with the poor, saying: “If I spend this much upon benevolent institutions,... Read More