Paige Schilt
At a Glance:
Paige Schilt has been a Project Contributor since March 2008, has written 72 entries and currently lives in Austin, TX.
Bio
Paige Schilt is a writer, teacher, and activist. She writes nonfiction stories about a gay, transgender, rock-n-roll family raising a son in the South.
Paige is the former Director of National Media for Soulforce. She sometimes teaches English, Communications, and Gender Studies courses at the college level.
Paige serves on the board of Girls Rock Austin and is married to Katy Koonce, frontman for the band Butch County.
Paige Schilt: Recently Filed
The Incident
Filed by Paige Schilt | January 19, 2012 7:00 PM | 16 commentsA few months back, I wrote that my son had never been bullied at his Texas public school. Perhaps it was inevitable, given that Waylon is in third grade now, but a week or two later there was an incident.Read More
Not Your Grandmother's Lesbian Philanthropy
Filed by Paige Schilt | December 17, 2011 6:00 PM | 7 commentsThis time of year, my mailbox is overflowing with letters. They're not Christmas cards. My holiday inbox overfloweth with end-of-year fundraising letters from nonprofits. Read More
Bear Finds Homo Home
Filed by Paige Schilt | December 01, 2011 2:00 PM | 1 commentsFellow Bilerico Project contributor Jeff Lutes has a new book called Okin the Panda Bear Finds His Family. It's a magical tale about feeling different and finding your peeps, a fable for all ages about deaf culture, adoption, and non-traditional families.Read More
Queering Rick Perry's Curriculum
Filed by Paige Schilt | October 18, 2011 3:00 PM | 2 commentsPerpetuating the ancestral line is not something we discuss much in our donor-inseminated domestic domain. As far as I am concerned, my family's dominant genetic traits are early baldness, alcoholism, and a propensity for moles.Read More
The Little Zeus's Room
Filed by Paige Schilt | October 01, 2011 6:00 PM | 4 commentsThis past summer, our family vacationed in Hawaii. We spent a lot of time swimming, snorkeling, picnicking and thinking about where my wife, Katy, could use the restroom.Read More
