Dancing in the Superstition Mountains
My main passion is social justice. I am committed to working toward the nonexploitation of animals, humans, and the environment. I am a feminist, a vegan, and a lesbian. Currently I teach Sociology at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, part of the Maricopa County Community College District.
Since 1990 my work has focused on same-sex domestic and sexual violence. I have been active in all aspects of the domestic violence movement, such as shelter staff, support group facilitator, crisis line, education, research and writing, and so on. I coordinated the Wingspan Anti-Violence Project in Tucson for a few years. About 7 or 8 years ago I started working on transgender issues and wrote my book Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men, (2008). I continue to speak widely about trans issues. I have 4 books altogether. One other is on lesbian and bisexual women issues--Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call it Rape? I do trainings and presentations on LGBT issues all over the country and have spoken in other countries. My other books are on prisoner issues, an issue I am equally passionate about.
I am empowered through my work but I also seek balance. I love to walk in the woods, meditate, read, and enjoy my 3 wonderful cats. I now live in Mesa, Arizona and am in love with the desert. Balance has new meaning for me since my breast cancer diagnosis in 2004. I am doing great now. I basically do alternative healing, eat organic as much as I can, exercise daily, meditate, and find veganism is central to my life. I have been a vegan for 30 years (I am writing this in 2012).
A really cool website for stickers, shirts, and fair trade products is www.peacesupplies.org. Visit and support this site! I am a social change activist and hope you are, too!
Since 1990 my work has focused on same-sex domestic and sexual violence. I have been active in all aspects of the domestic violence movement, such as shelter staff, support group facilitator, crisis line, education, research and writing, and so on. I coordinated the Wingspan Anti-Violence Project in Tucson for a few years. About 7 or 8 years ago I started working on transgender issues and wrote my book Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men, (2008). I continue to speak widely about trans issues. I have 4 books altogether. One other is on lesbian and bisexual women issues--Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call it Rape? I do trainings and presentations on LGBT issues all over the country and have spoken in other countries. My other books are on prisoner issues, an issue I am equally passionate about.
I am empowered through my work but I also seek balance. I love to walk in the woods, meditate, read, and enjoy my 3 wonderful cats. I now live in Mesa, Arizona and am in love with the desert. Balance has new meaning for me since my breast cancer diagnosis in 2004. I am doing great now. I basically do alternative healing, eat organic as much as I can, exercise daily, meditate, and find veganism is central to my life. I have been a vegan for 30 years (I am writing this in 2012).
A really cool website for stickers, shirts, and fair trade products is www.peacesupplies.org. Visit and support this site! I am a social change activist and hope you are, too!
