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
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
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