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JUST SO YOU KNOW, DOCTOR’S RECEPTIONIST
So this call that I just had with the doctor’s office surely boosted my confidence today. Me: I need to set up an appointment. Receptionist: Sure. What’s your name? Me: Nathan Koch R: Oh, is this for your son? Me: No, that’s me. R: Ohh, I’ve never heard Nathan for a girl’s name. Me (confused […]
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TODAY, TEN YEARS AFTER COMING OUT
In 1997, when I was in seventh grade, I stood in front of our bathroom mirror and admitted to myself that I was gay. While I’d been coming to understand that about myself slowly, it was the first time I said those words out loud to myself. I cried, silently, and then went to bed […]
MoreButton button, who’s got the button bracelet?
The answer is, I DO. And it’s what happens when you realize you’ve built up a drawer full of buttons from dress shirts and sweaters that you know you’re never actually going to remember to search through if you were to lose an actual button. So I decided I may as well put this drawer […]
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