Articles from October 2019

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 31

Musings of an Aging Lesbian Twice in the last week, someone has asked me about aging. Each said that I am the role model for aging gracefully. I don’t know about that, but I do know that I have always been grateful to be whatever age I happen to be at the time…and I’m grateful

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 30

Musings of an Aging Lesbian 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… Thanks for

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 29

Musings of an Aging Lesbian   I woke up with sniffles, runny eyes and a headache, then made it all worse by trying to figure out some computer stuff. It’s bad enough trying to learn new things on the computer; computers are toys of the young. Doing it with runny eyes and a runny nose

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 28

Musings of an Aging Lesbian I have such admiration for Brene Brown. Her book Daring Greatly is one of my all-time favorites and I use many of her quotes, as you may have already guessed. Today’s quote is We don’t have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to. I used to

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 27

Musings of an Aging Lesbian   I have been posting This Day in LGBT History on FaceBook and on my blog for about eight years. I’ve decided that the LGBT history work will come to an end on December 31st. I announced this on FaceBook yesterday and have received nearly 100 comments of thanks which

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 26

Musings of an Aging Lesbian   Brené Brown said What we know matters but who we are matters more. Who are you? What are your identities? Mine are woman, lesbian, Jewish, old, grandma, mom. Now think about your visible and INvisible identities? With which do you enter a room? In which is your power? Finally,

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 25

Musings of an Aging Lesbian Yesterday’s gray day didn’t stop us from going out on the boat. The water was smooth and there were no other boats in Sequim Bay. A perfect day to think about next steps while enjoying being in the moment! I’m working on a project that will bring lesbian herstory to

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 24

Musings of an Aging Lesbian Kelly and I are writing the herstory of The Women’s Company. At 45, it’s probably the oldest officially organized (meaning with a 501c number) lesbian group in the country. As old lesbians are leaving us and taking the L with them, what will young lesbians (with all of the terms

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 23

Musings of an Aging Lesbian   Connie Berman of Ruthie and Connie fame called me last night. We met a year ago an d have become friends. She, like many of us, are worried about lesbians. For example, at the Human Rights Campaign presidential debates two weeks ago, the word lesbian rarely was heard: it

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Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 22

Musings of an Aging Lesbian The last week or more has been very windy, in the 40s-50s, and rainy. I’ve enjoyed waking up to all the water activity caused by the wind, sitting by my fire, and doing my writing. In two weeks we’ll be back in Palm Springs where the weather rarely changes and