Musings of an Aging Lesbian Today is National Coming Out Day. NCOD was founded in the United States in 1988. The initial idea was grounded inthe feminist and gay liberation spirit of the personal being political, with emphasis on the most basic form of activism: coming out to family, friends and colleagues, living life as an openly lesbian or gay person. Coming out
Happy October! This is National LGBT History Month. Many events take place this month so be sure to read, to participate, to know our history. The month culminates, of course, with Halloween, a giant unofficial national LGBTQ party, so you have plenty of time to create your costume…the ultimate cos-play! It’s 30 degrees as I
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 – October 11: National Coming Out Day National Coming Out Day was founded in the United States in 1988. The initial idea was grounded in the feminist and gay liberation spirit of the personal being political, with emphasis on the most
Any situation in which some prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence. The means used are not important; to alienate from their own decision-making is to change them into objects. —Paolo Freire Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now