Poet Maggie Smith begins her poem “Threshold” with the line, “You want a door you can be on both sides of at once.” But our society often prioritizes either/or thinking, constraining our imaginations and leaving little space for folks whose identities and experiences don’t fit neatly into boxes. Can we make breaking outside of binaries a spiritual practice? And how can we discern when it might be important to take a clear stance, for example in matters of justice and human rights?

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