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
Don’t just vote, volunteer! Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – August 29 1844, UK – English writer Edward Carpenter (August 29, 1844 – June 28, 1929) was born in Brighton. He was an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early activist for rights for
Assimilation is the blurring or erasure of identity and culture. ~~~Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – August 20 1308, France – Jacques de Molay (1243 – March 18, 1314), the leader of the Knights Templar, who denied
Kelly and I have been training diligently for our bike ride in Croatia in October. Roding the Olympic Discovery Trail in various sections at a time is the most beautiful place to train. The hills and woods and water create a sense of wilderness and wonderness. For today’s resistance lessons: I read this quote from
Kelly and I continue with On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (2017). Snyder presents twenty lessons from the 20th century, adapted to the circumstances of today’s politics. On this blog, I present one lesson each day for 20 days (though I may insert a personal thought among the days). Kelly is posting them on our FB