thank you kate.

i met an amazing human being last month.
her name is kate bornstein.

she wrote a book titled "gender outlaw: on men, women and the rest of us." (this book was published in 1994. yours truly didn't read it until this past winter for a book club, but everything in it is still so relevant today.)

my reaction after reading it was plain and simple: the book blew my mind.

this blog entry isn't going to be a book review, but i will say this- any person can read it and learn something.
(i mention the book because after reading it, i developed a new philosophy- question everything.)

kate came to the berkshires- which was such a thrill!
she gave a presentation on one night and on the second there was a performance.
(i was lucky enough to be able to go both nights.)

her presentation was about the difference between sex and gender. (which growing up i thought were the same thing.) not the case. she also went over the "alphabet soup of sexualities" under the glbtcq umbrella- there's more than just those, and there's one for everybody. trust me. i found myself in her alphabet. :]
the next night she gave a performance where she read some stories aloud. it was so personal, so intimate, and so amazing.
i laughed with her, cried with her, got angry at the ignorance of others with her and believed in power of humanity with her.

kate touches the lives of so many with such a positive light.
she is truly a lovely individual.

i could gush about how much i admire her for hours, but i'll spare you.
she just really inspired me. i had no idea that when i decided to join that book club and read kate's book i would look at life in a whole new way.
thank you kate.