Dawn EnnisRecalling May in DecemberIt was 30 years ago today we lost my paternal grandmother, my dad’s mom, Mary Ellen Harvey Ennis. Most folks called her “May,” but I called…·4 min read·Dec 10, 2022----
Dawn EnnisSunday DriverWhen I turned 16, the age of my youngest child, my parents abandoned all attempts to teach me how to drive on the real streets of Long…·3 min read·Oct 7, 2022--1--1
Dawn EnnisinINNsights‘LGBTQ people are part of the solution’: How three nonprofit newsroom leaders are making an impact…Newsroom leaders share how they serve and work closely with queer communities.·5 min read·Jun 27, 2022----
Dawn EnnisLies, Damn Lies and Lia ThomasIf you’ve read anything about out transgender college swimmer Lia Thomas published by Swimming World, The Federalist, The New York Post…·6 min read·Feb 5, 2022--7--7
Dawn EnnisMy New Vagina Isn’t What Makes Me Happy. Being ME Does ThatI was raised on this colloquial wisdom of my dad, an Irish cop and first-generation American: “You can always tell an Irishman, but you…·10 min read·Dec 3, 2018--7--7
Dawn EnnisCancer is stalking meIt’s taken me all week to process this, and share this news. A few days ago, on my mother’s birthday, I got the results of a genetic test…2 min read·Oct 12, 2018----
Dawn EnnisWe warned The Atlantic about Jesse Singal, but they ignored usUPDATE: Human Rights Campaign tonight issued a statement regarding the publication of transphobia by The Atlantic, at my request. I’ve also…·6 min read·Jun 20, 2018--6--6
Dawn EnnisThe Trigger Is RealHow the Deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade Impact Us·8 min read·Jun 9, 2018----
Dawn EnnisI Quit the Church Before It Quit MeJust about 54 years ago, I was born in Astoria, Queens, on the Roman Catholic Feast of the Annunciation. Not long after, I was baptized…14 min read·Mar 14, 2018--1--1