2008 was my child’s first full calendar year on earth. In the United States of America, we elected our first non-white president, a black man with a white mother. We banned marriage equality in several states, including California, the birthplace of the modern gay-rights movement. We have so much to look forward to, and so much still to do. I’m not sure what my part in it will be, but I’ll be here.
As one of my favorite bumper stickers says, I’ll be post-feminist in the post-patriarchy. 2008 wasn’t there yet; here’s hoping 2009 will move us closer.
