Star Williams
On My Quest for Inclusion, Cupcake and Dino Take the Cake
You can read this complete article at Thrive Global. Ever since I found Cupcake & Dino General Services on Netflix, it’s been one of the...
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Star Williams
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
Lessons from Ghostbusters for Entrepreneurs Who Want to Reach the Right Clients and Community
In business, reaching the right people is vital, as the Ghostbusters quickly learn in the 2016 remake. For my own part, back when I...
Star Williams
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
During Desperate Times, These Changemakers Transformed Their Lives By Owning Their Stories
[Read the full article at Thrive Global, first published January 2020] Miyanda Maimbo Katiwa was determined to launch Zambia’s first HR...
Star Williams
- Nov 14, 2020
- 1 min
The Politics of Disney’s “Out”: Why my Queer Princess is One Step Closer
Read the full article (published June 2020) at Thrive Global. If I’d grown up with a queer Disney princess, I wonder if I’d have come out...
Star Williams
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Heroic General Servicing, the Cupcake and Dino Way
Just letting you know about my latest Thrive article, which is about the amazing Cupcake and Dino: General Services, created, directed....
Star Williams
- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
On Toy Story 4’s Identity Politics: One Non-Binary Perspective
Hi folks! It's been a while since I blogged here, and I'm hoping you're all well, during this strange time. Heads up: you’ll find Toy...
Star Williams
- Sep 30, 2019
- 4 min
Finding the Peach on the Good Ship Impeachment
The Good Ship Impeachment quietly rocked, as Poirot took a pensive sip of his espresso. “This merciless peach is hiding aboard,” he. . .
Star Williams
- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
When Gender Arrived for Dessert
Gender arrived once dessert had been served, but nobody noticed at first. Goldilocks was arguing with Othello over what could be done...
Star Williams
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
How The Things We Fear, Queerly Dear, Are Sometimes Safer
When I was eight, I would walk home from school before my parents were back from work. One day, some boys from the neighborhood let thems...
Star Williams
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
What U.K. Classroom Teaching Taught Me About the Power of Belonging
“You shouldn’t wear those long dresses,” said my new boss, who was “having a word” with me during his smoking break. I was young and new ...
Star Williams
- Aug 9, 2019
- 2 min
I Didn't Tell You, Queerly Dear, About Darren B.
Queerly Dearest, This is the third of ten things you don't yet know about me. In my twenties, I was a teacher. And I learned a lot from a...
Star Williams
- Aug 7, 2019
- 1 min
Another thing you don't know about me, queerly dearest
Queerly Dearest, My mother always wanted me to be a famous actor. "Just like Judy Dench," she used to say. At a young age, I did want to...
Star Williams
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
Be Yourself, Queerly Dear, One Step at a Time
Queerly Dearest, This is what I tell myself: You don't have to know how you identify today. You don't have to know what the world thinks,...
Star Williams
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Why We're Crystals, Queerly Dear
I needed the word non-binary in order to erupt, light-filled, from the trap of confusion I'd been feeling for so long. I came out to ...
Star Williams
- Jul 12, 2019
- 2 min
Are Bunnies the Convo No One Else is Having, Queerly Dear?
Queerly dearest, So, the tagline of The Good Men Project's website is "The conversation no one else is having." No, really ....
Star Williams
- Jul 2, 2019
- 4 min
From the Tower to the Star, Queerly Dearest
Queerly Dearest, When I was in my late teens, studying folklore, I quietly went to the Pagan club at my university. I loved it, but somehow
Star Williams
- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
Because I love Kate Bornstein
Queerly Dearest, Just a quick post from me today, but you know I'm sending you love, always. Kate Bornstein's Hello Cruel World helped me...
Star Williams
- Jun 21, 2019
- 2 min
When Peacocks Transition, Queerly Dear
Content note: This letter includes a short story about a homophobic parent and also delights in how birds and fishes can organically...
Star Williams
- Jun 17, 2019
- 3 min
Our Bodies Are Perfect, Queerly Dear
As an activist, I know that my body is perfect. As a person, it seems I'm not so sure. Since I came out as non-binary, I often hear a critic
Star Williams
- Jun 13, 2019
- 1 min
Speak your truths when you can, queerly dear
Queerly dearest, My partner and I shared our truths yesterday. It was terrifying and beautiful, and it brought us closer. One of the...