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30
Mar
My Trans Day of Visibility speech on pathways to power
Pathways to power and bringing our lived experience as marginalized people to bear on the decisions that shape our day to day lives.
6 min read
16
Mar
More confidently me
Hi, hello. I'm still here, and mercifully beginning to find my way again.
I don't want
3 min read
06
Mar
Trans joy and the search for a new middle name
Choosing a new name has been a fun act of self-definition. And maybe a step closer to no longer getting
3 min read
15
Feb
40+ sources of news and information for the US in 2025
Staying informed is critical, and a bit challenging these days. A revisionist and censorious US administration, a media and political
5 min read
09
Feb
Staying in the US and fighting
I'm blessed with a family that crosses national borders, and the depth of care and concern I'
2 min read
27
Jan
Mask up: echoes of early 2020 as I travel to FOSDEM
Later this week, I'm going to see a lot of people I care deeply about and a lot
3 min read
20
Jan
Walking away from Facebook
In this blog post, I detail my approach to leaving Facebook and other Meta services, and share my rationale. But
7 min read
19
Jan
Hello, my name is Robin Riley
You've known me as Josh, or Joshua Riley Simmons, and there's a lot I don'
1 min read
09
Dec
Maybe in error, but never in silence
Existence and visibility is political. I came out as bisexual the day my fellow Californians voted to make same-sex marriage
2 min read
19
Oct
An event organizer's duty of care: from Codes of Conduct to Health and Safety policies
If you’ve been organizing events in tech over the last couple of decades, you’ve seen significant improvement in
4 min read