Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Gill Platek (they/them) is currently a 5th grade English teacher on the south side of Chicago. Before that, they received their Master’s in Education from The Ohio
Thanks to the outcome of the 2020 election, the denial of a two-term Trump presidency has raised spirits among many Americans who felt like they were living in darkness for the last four years. While the end of Trump’s time in office in no way means the end of
When it comes to gender confirmation surgery, insurance coverage can be a difficult web of hypocrisy to weave through. Transgender men and non-binary people, such as myself, experience numerous roadblocks from insurance companies for gender-affirming procedures and are commonly denied coverage for additional “cosmetic” costs. Meanwhile, cisgender women are able