Gender – David Haldane

October 27, 2022

Aching Testicles

By David Haldane October 27, 2022 It was 3 a.m. and my patience was thinning. I had come to St. Paul Surigao University Hospital […]

June 2, 2022

Bombing the Dictionary

By David Haldane June 2, 2022 It enrages me every time. I’ll be working on a column—regarding, say, a construction project—and type the word […]

April 1, 2022

Defining Gender

By David Haldane March 31, 2022 The moment oozed drama. “Can you define the word ‘woman’?” a Republican senator asked President Joe Biden’s nominee for […]

February 24, 2022

Tik-Toking Teens

By David Haldane Feb. 24, 2022 It became an almost weekly occurrence at our house in Surigao City. My teenage nieces would gather somewhere […]

February 17, 2022

The Lost Boys

By David Haldane Feb. 17, 2022 The news was encouraging. “He seems to be trying harder,” the masked woman across the table from us […]

September 17, 2020

My Pemberton Moment

By David Haldane Sept. 17, 2020 The transformation was instantaneous. As if by magic, a beautiful woman suddenly turned into an odd-looking man. And just like […]