Toshio Meronek

Toshio Meronek’s writing has appeared in Al Jazeera, The Nation, them, Truthout, Vice News, and more.

They host the podcast Sad Francisco, and their book Miss Major Speaks is out now from Verso.

Read more past work here, and sign up for very occasional updates via email here.

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SAD FRANCISCO

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MISS MAJOR SPEAKS

is here!

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Photo of Delbert Wakinekona on the beach on his home island of Hawai'i.

Islands in the sand

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Be killed or be caged?

The Advocate

Group of queer homeless youth and allies in San Francisco's Tenderloin district (ca. 1968), called Vanguard, amidst a 'Street Sweep' action in response to attacks by city and corporate interests that worked to rid the city of queer houseless people

All trash is before the broom

them.

The killing of Banko Brown shows what San Francisco’s real crisis looks like

The Nation