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LIFE + STYLE

You want opinions? Karin has lots of them. These posts focus on the life, style, and political realities of this Generation Jones woman-loving-woman lesbian.

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Transitions of Joy

Karin Kallmaker 08/11/2024 LIFE + STYLE 10 Comments

2024 has been a year of transitions for my family. This blog catches up on past events and ends with one of the best!

#100%MomBrag#GCLS#LoveAndMarriage
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I Stand with The T – Public Thread

Karin Kallmaker 01/16/2024 LIFE + STYLE, Sisters of the Pen 6 Comments

I Stand with The T – Public Thread preserved from the implosion of Bird Site. Trans people are part of this cis lesbian’s queer family.

#feminist#mylesbianfreespeech#ProtectTransKids#TransWomenAreWomenLesbian Pride
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How Much He Must Have Hated Himself

Karin Kallmaker 06/08/2023 LIFE + STYLE 10 Comments

This is not an obituary. For more than four decades of my life, Pat Robertson brought out the worst in terrible people. Today he made me a worse person.

#AbusefromGoodChristians#mylesbianfreespeech
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The Short Life and Excellent Death of Darth Lumpius

Karin Kallmaker 11/23/2022 Cheers & Chocolate, LIFE + STYLE 48 Comments

My three month journey with breast cancer. Early detection and rapid treatment – and good genes from Mom and Dad – are the whole story.

#CancerStory#FuckCancer#LifeHappens
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Rule #2 for the Win – A Femme’s Tale of a 1980s Workplace

Karin Kallmaker 04/10/2022 Cowboys and Kisses, LIFE + STYLE 8 Comments

What do I mean by Subverting the Patriarchy? Let’s travel back to the 1980s and I’ll give you an example.

#FemmePower#MeToo1980s#WomenSaveThemselves
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