Paige Schilt
At a Glance:
Paige Schilt has been a Project Contributor since March 2008, has written 75 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 volunteers with Girls Rock Austin and is married to Katy Koonce, front man for the band Butch County.
Paige Schilt: Recently Filed
Mommy in the Middle (of Gender)
Filed by Paige Schilt | May 13, 2012 11:30 AM |A couple of years ago, I interviewed my wife about life as a genderqueer mommy. Things have changed since that interview. In honor of Mother's Day, I decided to post an updated conversation about mothering in the middle.Read More
Plaid Dad
Filed by Paige Schilt | April 27, 2012 4:30 PM |"There's this picture you have to see," my sister said, when we had a moment in private. "It's Mom and Dad right after their honeymoon. They actually look kind of hip. It's weird. I need to have that picture."Read More
A Few (More) Words About Breasts
Filed by Paige Schilt | March 29, 2012 2:00 PM |As a chronicler of queer family life, there are two topics I have studiously avoided: breastfeeding and my wife's chest surgery. It has not escaped my notice that both of these topics have to do with boobs.Read More
The Incident
Filed by Paige Schilt | January 19, 2012 7:00 PM |A 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 |This 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
