
Let us navigate a road of paradigm shifting that seeks to salve both current social and economic injuries, but also prepare a sustainable method of being for seven generations to come.”Įmergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds Just as the skunk does not seek to be the bear, let us not attempt to trade places with the oppressor.

Without recapitulating top down, give-less-to-get-more social structures. The skunk asks us to use our powers effectively, without wiping ourselves out. The objective is for men and masculine people to not yield our power to others… Women and femme people don’t need our paternalistic sickle to swath as we ‘tap out.’ We must figure out power without domination. As my body continues on a journey of thickening, muscle hardening, limbs lengthening, Ayurvedic drying, shorter synapse pathways, fuzzier intuition, and choppier verbal articulation all facilitated by weekly testosterone injections these are poignant lessons to forward.


With my leadership, with my poise, with my privileges. That is the kind of masculinity that I try to embody. The skunk asks us to defend ourselves effectively, without causing further conflict.
