James Huỳnh, PhD, MA, MPH

This was written for my Gender Studies dissertation proposal writing class. We were tasked with writing a non-academic blog post explaining our dissertation project. The anger in the room was palpable. Folks were settling into their seats, nervously moving around the circle of chairs to find spots next to people they knew. I sat on

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Every month, I have a session with my strengths coach, Marcia Lee. Marcia likes to open up our sessions by asking, “What’s important to say out loud to yourself, today?” Then she’ll ask me what I want to work on together. Recently, I felt like I was struggling with two opposing life paths. I wanted

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Originally posted on the Voice of OC on June 20, 2019: https://voiceofoc.org/2019/06/huynh-nguyen-demanding-pride-that-is-safe-for-all-lgbtq-people/Co-written with Mỹ Nguyễn A vanguard of Black and Brown transgender and gender non-conforming activists – Marsha P. Johnson, Stormé DeLarverie, Sylvia Rivera to name a few – ignited the Stonewall Uprising 50 years ago in response to a police raid of the Stonewall

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