Musings of an Aging Lesbian A few days ago, Kelly and I were on the UCLA campus. We did a Kelly mystery-history tour, through the dental school, the medical center, sorority row, and classrooms. I loved hearing her UCLA story and of her shenanigans there. And as I heard her story, I remembered mine both
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Today in LGBT History – JUNE 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 – JUNE 23
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 – August 27
Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – August 27 1782 – John Laurens (October 28, 1754 – August 27, 1782) dies at the age of 28. He was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolinaduring the American Revolutionary War, best known for
Today in LGBT History – July 9
I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again. —Elie Wiesel Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History –
Today in LGBT History – June 29
Someone who hates one group will end up hating everyone, and, ultimately, hating himself or herself. —Elie Wiesel Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – June 29 June is LGBT Pride month! 1626, Vatican City – Pope Urban the Eighth gives
Today in LGBT History – January 22
From the movie THE POST: “In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government’s power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free
Today in LGBT History – January 14
“If your ancestors arrived when “just get here” was the only requirement to be here legally; If they arrived when the immigration policy was changed to encourage white migration to the US; If your family benefited from US policies that gave your nation’s exiles and refugees a “wet foot/dry foot” fast pass to legally remain…then your criticism