From my friend Rev. Michale Piazza: Jesus, King, and Gandhi told us, and showed us, that injustice sometimes must be resisted through peaceful civil disobedience. I’ve been pondering lately what more I can do to create a movement so Americans insist that we STOP being the only industrialized nation in which health care is not
I taught the first of a ten-week creative writing class last night. I’m excited for this group! Most have written significant works in the past but are reluctant to initiate works about themselves, their memoir. But they’re brave and they’re willing to do courageous writing. There was one item that surprised me: none of the
My new play Dear Anita Bryant is in rehearsals for a February 15th opening. Two of the very talented cast members wrote an opening song for it. I heard it yesterday for the first time and found myself speechless. It’s the prefect introduction to the play. Now to put together a collaborators’ agreement… Rudyard Kipling
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. From the Anti-Defamation League: And with the passage of time, as survivors pass away there are fewer and fewer individuals to tell their personal stories to kids, at community events and before government officials. There is no substitute for these direct connections to the Holocaust. Let us all resolve on
Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember, because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks for
Yesterday was Kelly’s birthday. She’s not much into celebrating her natal birthdays; her AA birthday is far more important to her. But in my mind, she deserves to be honored for both events, so I arranged a dinner with some friends at 849 Restaurant in Palm Springs. Willie, one of the owners, arranged a private
Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember, because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks for