Blog

My husband is a veteran. He and I are gun owning Democrats who believe deeply in American government. We attend church with our kids on...

I have been reflecting back at where I was at this time last year. My sadness was palpable. I was worried about what would happen under...

I am grateful for activists. I receive lots of really incredible emails on a pretty regular basis. This week I received some remarkable...

I have a tattoo on my back that says “forward out of darkness, forward into light”. I got it after Utah state legislator LaVar...

Do you ever just wake up in the morning and think holy crap…how did I get here? I do pretty much every day. I haven’t always been Dr....

“As our world reacts to injustice in forms of control, I as a follower of Jesus will react in forms of uncontrollable love.” Yes y’all...

Ohhhh y’all, 2017 is proving to be the year that the women stopped giving all the fucks. This weeks elections turned out to be a real...

I cannot lie, I am just damn angry. Angry at the patriarchy, angry at the backlash, angry that over and over women are told to be quiet...

Last week I posted a blog about the sexual harassment that has occurred at the USC School of Social Work. One of my former professors has...

My name is Dr. Melissa Bird, PhD. I am an activist. I am a social worker. I believe in the power of Twitter. I drive a convertible Camaro...