A Modern Answer to the Commune
"You will probably not feel at home here unless anti-ableism, anti-ageism, anti-classism,
anti-racism, consent, trans-positivity and queer-positivity, etc., are very important to
you," the ad read.
Anti-ableism?
Ms. Feigelson, who works as a political organizer and volunteer, explained: "It means
against the oppression of those who are physically or mentally disabled, and extends to
language. Like you wouldn't use the word `lame.' "
O.K., then. Ms. Feigelson was at home with some of her housemates, including Robin
Markle, 23, who works at a community college teaching seniors computer skills, and
Gauge, 30, who is transitioning from he to she and works in an S&M store, and also
declined to give a last name. ("My family has no idea where I am -- or if I'm even alive
-- and I'd like to keep it that way," she said.) They were passing the phone around the
afternoon before the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, where a few of them were planning a
trip, intending to protest, Ms. Markle said.
Ms