I was invited to speak on a Humanists for Harris call today alongside members of Congress and leaders of the (Secular) Humanist Movement about transgender rights and disability rights. I was especially excited to be on there with Harvard Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein. Greg Epstein and other Humanist Chaplains including James Croft and Chris Stedman, as well as Harvard Divinity School fellow Casper ter Kuile, have been a big inspiration to my work and research as an anthropologist on how secular ritual can provide a sense of belonging. Also on the call was Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Jared Huffman, Carl Sagan’s wife Ann Druyan and daughter Sasha Sagan, and Heman Mehta of the blog Friendly Atheist. My speech was as follows: Speech at Humanists for Harris Thank you for welcoming me on this ...