Fifty years ago, starting in the 1960’s, activists and Pride events had tremendous purpose: we were literally fighting for our families, for our rights, for our lives. “Pride was more than a march – it was a manifesto,” said Boston Globe’s Renee Graham in her article today. She adds, “With 21st-century progress came complacency. Of
Happy LGBT Pride Month 2017 and welcome back to my blog! Based on so many things – world events, American politics, getting married, having a 70th birthday – I’ve chosen to direct my blog attention to LGBT history. As I get older I understand that our younger generation of LGBT folks don’t know their history, don’t
Since the election on November 7th, I’ve felt fear, despair, and disgust…interchangeably! I’ve been searching for a way to help create change and finally found it last night at a meeting of California’s Courage Campaign. As a courageous (albeit frightened) warrior, I want to write about what I/we can do to turn things around. I