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Are the self-employed working class?

One question I get asked when I talk about working class is whether people who are self-employed are working class.

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Who is working class?

The phrase “working class” gets thrown around a lot, and some people seem to understand the phrase differently. Here’s what it actually means.

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The sexualization of queerness

Have you ever noticed how much queer identity is sexualized? Like, I know of someone who had come out to an adult when they were 10 or 11, and the adult responded by asking, “Aren’t you a little too young?” But then the same adult doesn’t say anything when other 10 year olds mentioned their […]

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National Coming Out Day

It’s been 3.5 years since I first came out, and I’ve been thinking about how I’ve been changing since embracing my queerness.

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What is a bimobile disability?

There’s more than one way to be disabled.

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Lessons I’ve learned as a newly disabled person

I recently became disabled. I mean, I’ had a disability for a few decades, but my abilities became more restricted recently. And it’s taught me a few things over the last few months.

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How the public sector strengthens the economy

You probably know that privatization of public services worsens those services, but did you know that it worsens the economy, too?

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How things changed since I came out 2.5 years ago

I came out in March 2020. Since then, I’ve had a chance to reflect on my newly found queerness.

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Tax cuts don’t create jobs. Higher worker wages creates jobs.

Conservative politicians cut taxes so they can give their rich donors more money. After all, taxes are applied to profits, not revenue, and lower taxes means more profits. But that doesn’t sell well with the public, so they tell us that low taxes creates jobs. Except tax cuts don’t create jobs. Let me explain. Companies […]

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Why I find patriotism so odd

I used to be proud of being Canadian, but now I think the concept makes no sense.