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Published April 30, 2019

Today in LGBT History – APRIL 30

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 February 14, 2019

Today in LGBT History – FEBRUARY 14

It’s Valentine’s Day and I get to share the day with my precious wife. I’m deeply grateful for the adventures we have together, for the love and tenderness and joy that we share, and for the way we two old women care for one another. I remember far too many Valentine’s Days alone, wondering if

Published February 3, 2019

Today in LGBT History – FEBRUARY 3

Published September 8, 2018

Today in LGBT History – September 8

Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – September 8 1907 – Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) and Alice B. Toklas (April 30, 1877 – March 7, 1967) meet in Paris for the first time and stay together

Published April 30, 2018

Today in LGBT History – April 30

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid. —Audre Lorde Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History

Published February 14, 2018

Today in LGBT History – February 14

As Amy Siskind said, “There are conflicts erupting all over the world, while we have 7 of 9 top positions at State unfilled, a White House in absolute disarray, and a leader beholden to Putin who doesn’t read his Daily Intelligence Briefings. What could go wrong.” Love the ones who love you back this Valentine’s

Published February 3, 2018

Today in LGBT History – February 3

The question is: Will reactivity to trump continue among activists, or are we ready to channel our passion into more focused movement-building for change? If historical lessons add up to anything, an appealing vision of some kind is a must-have to transform the United States.

Published September 8, 2017

Today in LGBT History – September 8

Mother Earth must be angered beyond measure with us. Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and now an8.1 earthquake in Mexico. My heart hurts for everyone today. What to do today to resist: Remember that it’s not only a street battle, it’s also about policy and advocacy. If they come for one of us, they will have

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.