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Published November 15, 2019

THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 15

Musings of an Aging Lesbian We went to the Melisa Etheridge concert last night. A strange realization struck me: I know none of her songs and have never seen her in concert before. After the concert, I understood why. Her music is not mine. I’ve never been a fan of rocker music, ever, and I

Published February 4, 2019

Today in LGBT History – FEBRUARY 4

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

Published November 15, 2018

Today in LGBT History – NOVEMBER 15

Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – NOVEMBER 15 1636 – A set of laws was enacted for the Plymouth colony (present-day Massachusetts.) Eight offences including sodomy were deemed punishable by death. 1887 – Bisexual artist Georgia O’Keefe (November 15,

Published September 11, 2018

Today in LGBT History – September 11

Today marks the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America.Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the largest terrorist attack on American soil. Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength when our firefighters ran upstairs and risked their lives

Published September 11, 2017

Today in LGBT History – September 11

September 11, 2001: one of those defining days of our lives. Where were you that day? I remember it clearly. I was training for a marathon and running the perimeter of UCLA, listening to my radio as I ran. I heard about the first crash into the World Trade Center. I made it back to

Dear Anita Bryant: The Play
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. Now available at Amazon. Purchase your copy here.

The Soldier and the Time Traveler
A one-act readers' theater play of a teen girl from 2019 who travels back to 1945 to accompany her 19 year old great-grandfather, a Jewish American soldier, through the last five months of WWII and the liberation of Dachau. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. Script available August 1, 2019.

The Hunted
A one-act readers theater play that presents the 1950s witch hunts of homosexuals by the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee in Florida's universities. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. In process.

Allegory!
A multiple monologue readers theater of LGBT people in recovery from alcohol and drugs. The stories are heartwarming, painful, humorous, delicate, passionate, and powerful. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. In process.