My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyond from a rural progressive point of view.

Your weekly dose of pro-trans news!

Follow along on my journey and learn how to Questify Your Life!

This weekday newsletter gives you easy, effective political actions to take to stave off despair, effect positive change and elect more true public servants. It also provides a Sunday good news list to show you all of our wins!

A spot for less academic reflections on transness, psychotherapy, coping with sociopolitical distress, and traumatic stress

Anti-trans bills and litigation

Good vibes - and no fundraising emails - from the Run for Something community. Check your inbox every Monday morning.

Gay Buffet is a queer culture and sex column, sort of like if Carrie Bradshaw were a gay man with access to Substack.

Providing objective, nonpartisan, rigorous, original journalism that investigates America’s anti-LGBTQ landscape and elevates everyday American heroes. Expect two rigorously reported stories every weekend.

I'm Jamila—an advocate for growth, transformation, joy, and breaking down societal pedestals. Over a decade, I've torn down beliefs, rebuilt ways of being and thinking, all in pursuit of a more embodied, authentic life.