Musings of an Aging Lesbian Sarah Hurwitz shared eight Jewish social justice values to celebrate each night of Chanukah which was published by the American Jewish World Service. I will share one a day for the eight days of Chanukah. Today at Sunday begins Day 3, CHESED: CHESED: Translated as “loving-kindness,” chesed isn’t just an emotion—it’s a kind
Kelly and I are heading out for a week+ cruise to Alaska. In not wanting you to miss any day of LGT history, especially during LGBT Pride week, I’ve added the historical content for the next nine days here. I hope you’ll Happy reading, happy history, and HAPPY PRIDE!!! This Day in LGBT History – June
Last night Sarah Schulman gave a talk at the AIDS Memorial. It was entitled LET THE RECORD SHOW: LOSING THE TRUE HISTORY OF AIDS. It’s a long powerful, heartfelt, heart-rendering talk. Find it on her Facebook page by clicking here and read it. Her last line is “What we are losing is the true history
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
My old friend, Rev. Michael Piazza, wrote this on his blog this morning. It touched me deeply so I’m sharing it now: I wish I could say I was shocked by the Philando Castile verdict, but, unfortunately, it seemed entirely predictable. What does a black man have to do in this country to get justice against
My dear friend Dr. Warren Blumenfeld wrote a beautiful piece entitled “Pride” Is More Than a Month.” Here are some excerpts from that essay: The histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) people are replete with incredible pain and immense pride, of overwhelming repression and victorious rejoicing, of stifling invisibility and
Orcas floated by our house yesterday as they swam into Discovery Bay. They are such a rare sighting and we were thrilled! Our meditation reading this morning was about Pride, commemorating LGBT Pride Month. The author wrote that Pride isn’t about acclaims and glory but about the “declaration of personal self-acceptance.” For me, that means