What's a Life Color, Anyway?

I'm often making references to Life Colors these days, so I've been thinking I should explain but hadn't figured out where to start. This week a Facebook friend from Camborne, Cornwall, England, gave me the perfect opening.

I got myself in trouble, you see, by mentioning in a public conversation that someone was an "Indigo Life Color." My friend leaped in and asked to know more. I tried to put her off to another source because I don't do "readings," but she's such a delightful person, I relented. Here's what happened:

Are You Gender-Neutral?

I recently caught a story on NPR’s website about a trend they termed, “The End of Gender.” The article pointed to evidence such as an androgynous Australian model who walks runways for both women’s and men’s fashion, parents raising a child in gender-neutral fashion to allow the fullest room for choice, and a J. Crew advertisement featuring a boy with pink toenails. Not surprised by this supposed trend, I instantly thought of three good reasons for it, viewed through my interdimensional lens: