Musings of an Aging Lesbian Gratitude Day 3 I am grateful for my smart, courageous, passionate children, for my most precious grandchildren, and for our four-legged child Dooney. And I’m grateful for the loving memories of my family members and friends who are gone but still so close. I invite you to add that for which
Musings of an Aging Lesbian Brene Brown wrote: Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. I had a wonderful conversation with my daughter yesterday, maybe the best we’ve ever had. She’s working on a research project about lesbian grandmas, specially me, for her Women’s Studies class. She asked questions that I’m sure challenged her
Musings of an Aging Lesbian Today is the 21st anniversary of the death of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. 21 years. Matthew was just 21 when he was killed. I was working at UCLA at the time. A student’s death is always the worst thing we as Student Affairs professionals can experience, and we
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
Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – NOVEMBER 3 1746, UK – The Bath newspaper reports that Mary Hamilton (d. March 14, 1719), alias Charles, George, and William Hamilton, will be publically whipped then sent to prison for six month
Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – October 19 1870, UK – Lord Alfred Douglas (22 October 1870 – 20 March 1945) is born near London. Forever known as Bosie,the lover of Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900)becomes
Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – October 16 961, Cordoba – Al-Hakam II (January 13, 915 – October 16, 976) dies. He was the Caliph of Cordoba and ruled in Al-Andalus as an open homosexual until his death in 976. He
Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – October 12 1774 – Adolph Jans van Oldeberkoop of Frisia, Netherlands, a fifty year old customs officer, was convicted of seduction to sodomy and banished for two years. 1871, India – The Criminal
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
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him, the ease with which any Party intellectual would overthrow him in debate, the subtle arguments which he would not be able to