My daughter’s birthday was yesterday, Feb. 1st. She’s 47. I remember that day – and night – since labor lasted well into the 18th hour before they knocked me out. (In 1973, doctors didn’t really think twice about using drugs on laboring women.) Ultimately, I was grateful. Berit was 8 pounds, 11 ounces…a big baby
Anita Bryant
THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – DECEMBER 1
Musings of an Aging Lesbian I sit this morning in silence and wonder, looking out my windows to the snow-covered San Jacinto Mountains hovering over Palm Springs. My thoughts, my heart, go to the many friends I lost over 30 years ago to AIDS. I started working in the AIDS program in the Florida health
THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 24
THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 18
Musings of an Aging Lesbian I began submitting two of my plays for production consideration. Dear Anita Bryant, which is already being performed in different cities, and Sing Meadowlark are now being submitted to various theaters. Both plays are Readers Theater productions with sound effects and power point slides. I’m also considering making them radio
Today in LGBT History – AUGUST 20
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! Forty
Today in LGBT History – JUNE 25
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
Today in LGBT History – JUNE 18
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
Today in LGBT History – JUNE 7
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
Today in LGBT History – JUNE 5
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
Dear Anita Bryant: The Play
Bring my play Dear Anita Bryant: The Play to your school or community theater! Dear Anita Bryant: The Play is a one-act readers’ theater play, both dramatic and humorous, that shares the challenges of pain and the power of forgiveness as it tells stories of LGBTQ history. Synopsis: In 1977 singer Anita Bryant kicked off her