I am an unapologetic newspaper clipper. Now when my husband and I are involved in a process of cleaning out our long-time home, I am finding numerous clippings going back to the 1990s. Some of them are gems. They are generally painful to read, though because they illuminate the many threads of recent history that have brought us to the point we are at now.
M. Gessen (once writing under Masha Gessen they/them) is a fairly new columnist at the NY Times. When they write, though, I sit up and take notice. I have saved several of their editorials because Gessen has a unique perspective not only from an intellectual point of view but also personal. They were born in Russia, moved to the US when they were a teen-ager through the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. Gessen is trans and in a gay marriage. They had returned to Russia pursuing work in journalism but had to leave when the government began talking about removing children from gay parents. With their partner, they have 3 children.
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