Trans folk may settle into loving communities of friends and partners that are not their blood relatives. What they may be unaware of is that upon their death, all power over their body is turned over to their legal next of kin, possibly an unsympathetic parent or sibling. Tragedies of misgendering can occur postmortem, compounding the tragedy of the death. Christine Colby explores what the trans community can do to protect themselves at death.
January 10, 2017 | Blog
“To accumulate is to live as if you’re not going to die.” Guest author Robert Wringham shoves you kicking and screaming into the new year by examining the relationship between minimalism and death positivity.
January 3, 2017 | Blog
You’ve read the headlines: all variations on “Texas to Require Cremation or Burial of Fetal Remains.” The image calls to mind forcing vulnerable women to hold a funeral ceremony for their fetal issue, dressed up in a casket, then handing over thousands of dollars to a funeral director. The regulations appear draconian and unfair, a threat to women, and one more setback for pro-choice America. But how accurate is this perception? How accurate has the reporting on this been?
December 7, 2016 | Blog
Welcome to our calendar of events for winer 2016-17, featuring the best death positive events around the globe!
December 2, 2016 | Blog
It is no secret that many of our readers and movement builders identify as female. Our place as women is under threat, perhaps now more than ever. So where do we go from here?
November 14, 2016 | Blog
Below is an excerpt from Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places, by Order member Colin Dickey, on sale now from Viking Books.
October 31, 2016 | Blog
Author Adam Selzer delights us with the forgotten tale of Elizabeth Mund, the Vampire of St. Louis.
October 24, 2016 | Blog // Guest Posts
Welcome to our calendar of events for fall 2016, featuring the best death positive events around the globe!
September 2, 2016 | Blog
Author and morbid scholar, Ivan Cenzi with an essay on death and the value and beauty of pain.
July 27, 2016 | Blog
Death-education and preparedness stands to help everyone in your community. But what if you’re worried that your desire to talk about death will send a suicidal friend or relative over the edge? Megan Devine, licensed clinical counselor, weighs in.
June 15, 2016 | Blog
Welcome to our calendar of events for summer 2016, featuring the best death positive events around the globe!
June 1, 2016 | Blog
Writer, Karen Story, shares her experience of attending a funeral in West Africa.
April 20, 2016 | Blog // Guest Posts