Matt Joseph Diaz

"The universe is a big, dark, cold empty space — but you're not any of that. You're a light."

For a long time, passing privilege made me feel like I didn’t deserve to call myself latino.

Of course, summertime also seems to come hand-in-hand with partial nudity. Wearing next to nothing out in public is just as important a part of summer as barbecues and trips to the beach. That is, unless you’re anything outside the socially acceptable body types. Then it suddenly becomes an opportunity for people to dole out their own specific kind of “fashion justice.”

I know, it's Monday. BLECH. But, that also means it's time for #MondaysWithMatt.

Welcome to Monday Motivation with Matt Joseph Diaz! Every Monday (obviously), I'll be serving up some motivation to get you through the week.

Welcome to Monday Motivation with Matt Joseph Diaz! Every Monday (obviously) I'll be serving up some motivation to get you through the week.

This week, Matt talks about fear. What happens when the worst thing you can imagine happening, actually happens?

This week on Mondays With Matt: Wearing a crop-top. And I have a NEW BELLYBUTTON.

How embarrassing is this story, and is the value in it (be it entertainment, educational, or both) enough that the benefit in sharing it outweighs how mortifying it is?

Instead of being allowed to exist as fully complex and sexual human beings, they’re relegated to being a tag in pornography. They’re seen as a guilty pleasure among those with “abnormal” sexual appetites, something to be viewed sexually in spite of their comparison to what we consider "the norm."