The Big, and Little, Questions

Personal Perspectives

The Great Migration: White Fright and White Flight

Roseann Foley Henry on July 30, 2024

Personal Perspective: Today’s mass migration of people brings to mind an earlier one, and the fears that came with it

Personal Perspective: Today’s mass migration of people brings to mind an earlier one, and the fears that came with it

Cognition

The Real Goal of the "Don't Say Gay" Bill

Roseann Foley Henry on April 26, 2022

A Personal Perspective: The Florida bill prohibiting classroom discussion about LGBT people is not about saying "gay" — it's about defining what's normal.

A Personal Perspective: The Florida bill prohibiting classroom discussion about LGBT people is not about saying "gay" — it's about defining what's normal.

Adolescence

Texas, Meet My Trans Teen. Please.

Roseann Foley Henry on March 24, 2022

A Personal Perspective: If you knew our child, you would know that affirming his gender is not child abuse.

A Personal Perspective: If you knew our child, you would know that affirming his gender is not child abuse.

Friends

Four Seconds

Roseann Foley Henry on December 28, 2020

In a supermarket standoff, that's all it takes for hope to die

In a supermarket standoff, that's all it takes for hope to die

Career

Hitting the Wall on the 7 Train

Roseann Foley Henry on July 31, 2019

Is the train really too crowded? Or does human nature require that we limit how many we let in?

Is the train really too crowded? Or does human nature require that we limit how many we let in?

President Donald Trump

Rent: Trump Rips My Family Apart

Roseann Foley Henry on January 28, 2018

Yes, this is about Donald Trump, but no, it’s not about politics.

Yes, this is about Donald Trump, but no, it’s not about politics.

Hormones

The Prom Date

Roseann Foley Henry on June 4, 2017

Four decades earlier, we'd danced the night away to Abba - but what were we now?

Four decades earlier, we'd danced the night away to Abba - but what were we now?

Cognition

Reflections on Pride

Roseann Foley Henry on June 26, 2016

Why I felt drawn to this year's LGBT extravaganza

Why I felt drawn to this year's LGBT extravaganza

Friends

Diagnosis: Cooties

Roseann Foley Henry on February 11, 2015

How do I explain to a 9-year-old why her new friend can't come over to play? Why does Amanda' mom think there's something wrong with our two-mom family -- something so wrong it might infect her child?

How do I explain to a 9-year-old why her new friend can't come over to play? Why does Amanda' mom think there's something wrong with our two-mom family -- something so wrong it might infect her child?

A family legacy I would rather not pass on to my daughters.

I was certain that my spinster life would fit quite nicely into 700 square feet. I was wrong on more levels than I could ever have imagined.

I spotted him first, as I sat at the red light outside the coffee shop. Advantage me: I had seen his photo on MySpace, so I knew what I was looking for. After all this time, he probably wouldn’t even recognize me.