kephsenett.com

I’ve worked as a creative communications consultant since 1999, during which time I’ve written, edited, designed, developed, and strategized for small businesses, NGOs, and non-profit organizations.

In 2009, I decided to focus exclusively on writing and editing. I write about travel over at A Bus Called Forward, and about soccer/football, human rights, LGBT and gender issues, and my own folly on this site. Additionally, I’m a featured blogger at Travel + Escape, and a regular columnist at human rights blog The New Civil Rights Movement. Visit my LinkedIn profile for a complete CV.

In addition to my own blogs, my work has appeared in these venues (click to jump to section):

Articles on feminist pop culture magazine, Bitch
May 2013 | “Suit Up: The Boom in Butch Fashion” (Issue 59)

Articles on BlogHer
November 29, 2011 | “Female athletes in Vancouver’s Outgames“ (Originally appeared on Matador Network)
August 31, 2011 | ”Sex, salaries, and soccer: The significance of Hope Solo“ (Originally appeared on Matador Network)
June 30, 2011 | “Women’s football deserves better“ (Originally appeared on In Bed With Maradona)

Inclusion in the anthology, The Bust DIY Guide to Life
October 2011 | ”Squish, squash, kill that roach” in The Bust DIY Guide to Life: Making Your Way Through Every Day (Bust Magazine)

Articles for Bust Magazine
October 1, 2007 | “Squish, squash, kill that roach”

Articles published on the official blog for the Federation of Gay Games
October 22, 2012 | “The 10th annual Homeless World Cup from an LGBTQ perspective” (Originally published on The New Civil Rights Movement)
April 4, 2012 | “Keph Senett on campaigns against homophobia in sport” (Originally published on Xtra)
June 28, 2011 | “Keph Senett on lesbophobia, sexism and top-level football”
May 26, 2011 | “Keph Senett puts the homophobic Croatian Football Federation issue in perspective”

 Cover story for Austrian feminist magazine Frauensolidarität
February 15, 2011 | “Gender, Fußball, und die Gewalt“ (Translated into German)

Articles for Toronto’s LGBT leisure and recreation club GET Out! Canada
April 1, 2013 | “Start Pride season early at Jasper Pride Weekend“ 

Articles for international football blog In Bed With Maradona
June 27, 2011 | “Women’s Football Deserves Better“ Also published on The New Civil Rights Movement, and featured as a BlogHer spotlight piece.
May 23, 2011 | “Vlatko Markovic and the Recipe for a Revolution”
March 14, 2011 | “I’m a footballer. And I’m Gay.“ 
January 28, 2011 | “Football Against ‘Corrective’ Rape“

Articles for anti-homophobia in football blog The Justin Campaign
February 21, 2011 | “On birthdays, banners, bigotry and breakthroughs“

Articles for Volvo Cars lifestyle magazine LIV
August 1, 2008 | “No OAR-dinary Ocean Cruise”

Articles for independent travel magazine Matador Network
December 4, 2012 | “How to cross the US-Canada border with the least hassle”
November 20, 2012 | “From tobacco to tchat: What people chew around the world”
November 19, 2012 | “10 places to swim with whale sharks [PICs]”
November 19, 2012 | “Humans of New York fundraises for hurricane relief”
November 19, 2012 | “Tidal bore on the Peticodiac River, New Brunswick”
November 16, 2012 | “What it’s like to travel when ‘M’ and ‘F’ don’t cut it”
November 15, 2012 | “40 travel accessories that will prepare you for anything”
October 30, 2012 | “10 places you can buy your dream property for under $130k”
October 1, 2012 | “Get your eat on in New Brunswick”
September 27, 2012 | “Guide to New Brunswick wineries“
September 18, 2012 | “Road tripping the Acadian Coastal Drive in New Brunswick”
August 28, 2012 | “How to eat a lobster in New Brunswick, Canada”
June 30, 2012 | “A rough guide to the language of Pride“ **Selected as one of Matador’s best of 2012
February 2, 2012 | “Canadian flight regulation bans transgender passengers”
December 9, 2011 | “5 weeks in Turkey [PICS]“
November 30, 2011 | “How to: Survive your tour group“
November 29, 2011 | “Female athletes in Vancouver’s Outgames“
November 9, 2011 | “In Turkey I become a traveling dervish”
October 21, 2011 | “Ballooning over Cappadocia, Turkey“
October 3, 2011 | “What’s in your backpack, Keph Senett, Traveler-in-residence?“
September 8, 2011 | “Where do transgender athletes fit into sports?”
August 25, 2011 | “Sex, salaries, and soccer: The significance of Hope Solo“ **Also featured as a BlogHer Spotlight piece.
August 2, 2011 | “Day Trip Guide: Banderas Bay, Mexico“
June 1, 2011 | “4 classic travel books about outer space”

Articles for human rights blog The New Civil Rights Movement
April 16, 2013 | “‘How To Survive A Plague’ Filmmaker Joins Uganda Activists For New Project”
February 22, 2013 | “Football v. Homophobia Calls On South Africa To Recognize Homophobic Rape As A Hate Crime“
February 1, 2013 | “How Super Bowl XLVII Turned Into A Contest Over Gay Rights“
November 12, 2012 | “Teen Footballer And LGBT Activist Stabbed To Death For Being Lesbian”
October 21, 2012 | “You’ve Probably Never Even Heard Of The Homeless World Cup — Here’s Why You Should“
September 10, 2012 | “8 Days Left to Make A 10-Year Project A Reality”
August 9, 2012 | “Out and Proud Olympians Add Gold Medal as the US Beats Japan in Soccer,” published as part of the series, “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes?“ 
August 4, 2012 | “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Eighteen–Hope Powell,” published as part of the series, “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes?“
July 30, 2012 | “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Thirteen–Hedvig Lindahl,”  published as part of the series, “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes?“ 
July 21, 2012 | “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Four–Jessica Landström,” published as part of the series, “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes?“
July 19, 2012 | “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? Day Two–Megan Rapinoe,” published as part of the series, “2012 Olympics: Who Are The LGBT Athletes?“
December 1, 2011 | “Transgender Soccer Player Leads American Samoa Team to First-Ever Win“
November 10, 2011 | “Pro soccer player David Testo: ‘I’m gay. It’s just part of who I am’“
July 11, 2011 | “FIFA: Activists to Converge in Frankfurt on ‘Day Against Discrimination’“
July 1, 2011 | “FIFA: Anti-Lesbian, Homophobic Discrimination Response Not Good Enough“
June 18, 2011 | “Will the UN’s Historic LGBT Human Rights Resolution Reduce ‘Corrective’ Rape?“
May 28, 2011 | “Where Are All The Gay Professional Footballers?”

Articles published on LGBT sports blog OutSports
June 27, 2011 | “‘Lesbian panic’ in women’s soccer” (Originally published on Red Card Homophobia)
March 8, 2011 | “Remembering gay sports pioneer, the late Justin Fashanu, on his 50th birthday“

Articles for political blog Paulotics
July 4, 2011 | “Canadian-ness: A response to the question, ‘Does living, working or studying abroad make you less Canadian?’”

Articles for U.K. LGBT lifestyle magazine Pride Life
Spring 2013 | “Football for Everyone”

Articles in Puerto Vallarta city paper, PV Mirror
March 3, 2012 | “Local GLBT organization gets international recognition,” (originally published in Xtra) 

Features for Puerto Vallarta news and community media outlet PVPulse
September 2010 – July 2011 | News and features writer, PVPulse.com
Selected articles:
April 21, 2011 | “Vallarta Activists Participate in Global Response to Detention of Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei“
April 4, 2011 | “Local Scientist Develops New Perspective on Whale Watching“
February 15, 2011 | “Black History Month the Perfect Time to Rediscover Jarocho Music“
February 9, 2011 | “Nine Men Found in Sonoran Desert After Attempted Border Crossing“
January 28, 2011 | “Traditional Mexican Cooking Class at Puerto Vallarta’s El Arrayan”

Articles for anti-homophobia in soccer blog Red Card Homophobia
January 15, 2011 | “Take Your Place in the Beautiful Game: Second Annual Football v Homophobia Initiative“
November 10, 2010 | “The Ultimate Equal Ground“ 

Articles for lifestyle and leisure magazine Spa Professional Mexico
Jan – Feb 2012 | “Ohtli Spa, CasaMagna Marriott, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico”
Sept – Oct 2011 | “Tatewari Spa, Villa La Estancia, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico“

Articles for U.S. women’s sports outlet Team Fenom
June 3, 2013 | “U.S. women’s national team tops Canada before sold-out crowd”
June 1, 2013 | “‘The Rematch’: Team Canada vs. Team USA”
April 3, 2013 | “Fenom Feature: MMA fighter Fallon Fox”
March 4, 2013 | “Sports advocacy group urges South African government to classify homophobic rape as a hate crime”

Articles for Canadian travel-themed channel Travel + Escape
June 4, 2013 | “LGBT Traveller’s Guide to Manchester”
June 1, 2013 | “Edmonton’s Top Summer Festivals”
May 17, 2013 | “How to Detox on the Alberta Yellowhead”
May 9, 2013 | “Riding the Acadian Coastal Drive”
April 18, 2013 | “3 LGBT-Friendly Areas in Toronto Outside ‘The Gaybourhood’”
April 4, 2013 | “5 Maple Syrup Festivals in Ontario”
March 1, 2013 | “Tacos 201: Tacos for adventurous eaters“
February 16, 2013 | “Exploring Southwest Ontario’s Barn Quilt Trails“
February 13, 2013 | “Tacos 101: 5 Choices for Picky Eaters“
February 11, 2013 | “Carnival for LGBT Revellers (and their friends)”
February 5, 2013 | “7 LGBT Film Festivals to Help You Celebrate Oscar Month”
January 28, 2013 | “How to get to Yelapa (and why you’d want to)”
January 11, 2013 | “Off-Season LGBT Pride Events”
January 2, 2013 | “5 International LGBT Sporting Events in 2013”

Articles for Canadian gay and lesbian national newspaper Xtra
April 19, 2013 | “Coming out ‘naturally at Jasper Pride”
March 22, 2012 | “Tackling homophobia in sport”
January 31, 2011 | “Puerto Vallarta’s gay community centre“
October 28, 2011 | “Queer soccer leagues work with City to improve public pitch“
September 23, 2011 | “Homophobia and professional sports“

Articles written for York University’s Alumni Matters
September 21, 2012 | “Teaching kids how win on the field and in life“
June 26, 2012 | “York grad first woman to ride in Dubai World Cup“
June 21, 2012 | “Chantal Hébert talks social media, journalism, and going with the flow“

Articles for travel guide site 10Best
April 30, 2012 | “7 Best Places for Storm Chasing”
April 4, 2012 | “8 Incredible Displays of Stained Glass”
February 2012 | “8 Deadliest Islands”
January 2012 | “10 Insanely Scary Bridges”
January 2012 | “All Locked Up: 9 Great Walled Cities”
January 2012 | “9 Subterranean Wonderlands”
December 2011 | “12 Best Places Viewed From Above”