Every caterpillar needs a cocoon, a place to break down and rebuild, to rest and restore, to be reborn into a Butterfly.  A place to shut out everything that is not essentially vital for this intensely personal process, that is what your cocoon is for.  An inner transformation takes place inside the cocoon. The walls of the cocoon converge to create a prism of spiritual reflection and the light of our lives begins performing a Holi festival of colors.

Shoutout to Beautiful Butterflies:  Raquel Willis, Shar Jossell, Serena Sonoma, and Janet Mock.

The Spread - I discuss Mayor Pete's statement on the Ellen Show  "The strongest people are not the loudest people" and introducing him to Sylvia Rivera a trans woman of color who had to yell through a sea of white gays to get them to "quiet down" and listen to the needs of trans and gender nonconforming folks.