#JudyGarland | Ronni Sanlo

Published October 6, 2019

Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 6

Musings of an Aging Lesbian Silence evaded me for much of my life. As a child, I talked constantly. My grandmother even said I was vaccinated with a Victrola needle! I always had something to say. And I suppose I always have. The weird thing is that sitting in silence was just plain difficult. I

Published September 29, 2019

Today in LGBT History – SEPTEMBER 29

Hello again! I’ve had no internet for nearly a month. It’s nice to be back on line. Each day I’ll write a personal blurb and maybe a spiritual (of sorts) one. Tonight begins Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New year. As a teenager, I loved the start of this holiday of renewal and hope. Robert Bank,

Published June 22, 2019

Today in LGBT History – JUNE 22

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 June 10, 2019

Today in LGBT History – JUNE 10

Published October 6, 2018

Today in LGBT History – October 6

Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – October 6 1791, France – France is the first Western European country to decriminalize homosexual acts. 1851 – Charity Bryant (May 22, 1777– October 6, 1851) dies and is interred with her lover

Published June 22, 2018

Today in LGBT History – June 22

Somebodyshould have told us that not many people have ever died of love. But multitudes have perished, and are perishing every hour–and in the oddest places!–for the lack of it. —Author James Baldwin Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History –

Published July 10, 2017

Today in LGBT History – July 10

Yesterday Kelly and I went to a picnic hosted by Indivisible Sequim. We spent the afternoon chatting with politically like-minded folks from around our town about the state of our local, state, and national issues. People were kind, intelligent, and passionate about Indivisible’s mission: “to energize and inform Americans about government’s potential and enlists them

Published June 22, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 22

Yesterday was Kelly’s and my nine-month anniversary of our wedding. We celebrate months because, well, we’re older and every day is a celebration. The sun was shining and we went kayaking in Sequim Bay with some friends. As I sat in the middle of the bay, listening to the water slap my kayak, feeling the

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.