By Danielle M. Bergan When MauiTime asked me to write an article on trans-rights and transphobia, it sent thoughts racing through my head at light speed. There’s so much happening in and to our Trans community in the summer of 2017 and most of it is a clear and present danger to who we are not just as citizens, but as human beings. Backtracking a bit, when I began my … [Read more...] about What it’s like to be transgender in America, and on Maui, in 2017
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NOTW: Congressional chip envy, asparagus worshipers and a really clever cheater
TROUBLING AIRWAVES A country-and-western radio station in Benson, Arizona (near Tucson), owned by Paul Lotsof, has periodically run “public service announcements” about one of Lotsof’s pet peeves: the harsh sentences usually given to mere “collectors” of child pornography. Many, he believes, are non-dangerous, daydreaming hermits–but often imprisoned for long stretches. Thus, … [Read more...] about NOTW: Congressional chip envy, asparagus worshipers and a really clever cheater
BasketballMaui screens ‘Linsanity’ at Hope Chapel
BasketballMaui and The Grand Wailea are presenting the inaugural Maui screening of the 2013 film LINSANITY this Saturday, June 20 at Hope Chapel. The film follows the career and life of basketball player Jeremy Lin, looking at the Chinese-American's journey from high school to Harvard and, eventually, the NBA. Attendees will also have a chance to win autographed giveaways. Food … [Read more...] about BasketballMaui screens ‘Linsanity’ at Hope Chapel