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
Do not despair of our present difficulties but believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here. Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history. —Sen John McCain Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your
I’d much rather live in a world reflecting the values, philanthropy, civic mindedness and, yes, intelligence of LeBron James, and Don Lemon’s CNN’s intelligent commitment to truth and journalism, than the divisive peevishness, lies and narrow self-interest by the President of the United States. —Dan Rather Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. —George Orwell, 1984. Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – July 27 1899 – Author Henry James (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) wrote to Hendrik
It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.—Elie Wiesel Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History
For the last 20 or so days, I’ve shared lessons with you from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (2017). Snyder offers twenty lessons from the 20th century, adapted to the circumstances of today’s politics. Today is the last lesson. I hope you’ll read this little but powerfully inspirational book. Lesson 20. Be as courageous as
Kelly and I are reading On Tyranny yesterday by Timothy Snyder (2017). Snyder presents twenty lessons from the 20th century, adapted to the circumstances of today’s politics. On this blog, I’ll present one lesson each day for the next 20 days (though I may insert a personal thought among the days). Kelly is posting them
My play Sing Meadowlark, based on Helen Schwartz’s book Sing, Meadowlark, Sing, had its premiere performance yesterday in The Villages, Florida. While the play itself is not a comedy, there are some funny lines, but the cast of women from The Villages made it hilarious! The audience loved it! And I learned more about what
Another day, another crazy story out of the White House. In discussion with Kelly yesterday, we wondered if Trump was grooming Ivanka (who he sent in his stead to the G20 summit) to be the next president when everyone else in the administration goes down. Frankly, can she do any worse? Trump and his clan