the first post of a blog...

is always some sort of awkward dipping of one's toe in the water, or an introduction. i'm going to aim for a combination of the two.

my blog doesn't have a mission statement. it's not Six Sigma certified. it's mostly about the intersections of gender, sex, sexual orientation, disability, and the law, but that's not all it's about. i can demistify pesky parking ordinances, and also sometimes i'll even talk about other things. right about now i'm thinking about beer and cheese. it's supposed to be varied. it's also my journal for public consumption so you might occasionally have to deal with me stumping for something.

so hi, i'm Gwen. or professionally, G. A. Cadogan, please. i'm in my early 30s, i'm a librarian and a paralegal and i'm headed to law school in fall 2009. i'm what people politely refer to as an "independent spirit." i'm queer and disabled and chances are this is why this is my area of legal interest, but i've always been a big believer in pulling for the downtrodden anyways. i tend to ride Uncle Ron's Limo and end up being one of those people who defends social progress in Seattle no matter how much it feels like it's a lost cause sometimes.