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
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Today in LGBT History – FEBRUARY 24
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
Today in LGBT History – JANUARY 27
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. From the Anti-Defamation League: And with the passage of time, as survivors pass away there are fewer and fewer individuals to tell their personal stories to kids, at community events and before government officials. There is no substitute for these direct connections to the Holocaust. Let us all resolve on
Today in LGBT History – September 19
Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – September 19 1551, France – Henri III (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) is born at Fontainebleu, France. He was the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and King of France from 1574 until his
Today in LGBT History – August 8
When someone with the authority of a teacher describes the world and you are not in it, there is a moment of psychic disequilibrium, as if you looked into a mirror and saw nothing. —Adrienne Rich Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT
Today in LGBT History – February 23
Children no longer have a safe space in America, a country saturated in violence as a spectacle, sport, and deadly acts of domestic terrorism. Any defense for the proliferation of guns, especially those designed for war, is criminal. This is the discourse of political corruption, a government in the hands of the gun lobbies, and
Today in LGBT History – January 27
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” —Elie Wiesel Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – January 27 1832, UK – Lewis Caroroll (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) is
Today in LGBT History – August 8
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
Today in LGBT History – July 30
What a fun time with my granddaughters yesterday! I’m so blessed to have these two beautiful, smart, creative young women in my life. They give me such hope for the future… and they love hearing about their past. Share your stories with your kids, grands, friends, siblings, whomever. Don’t let your story get lost. Today