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Published June 16, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 16

Yesterday, Kelly and I didn’t leave the house other than to take a walk. That happens so seldom and it was delightful. I love being in our home, writing my work in my rocker as I look out of the picture windows to see the water and the islands. The temperature yesterday was about 55

Published June 15, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 15

I received a long text this morning from a dear friend who I’ve known since high school. For years she’s suffered from a disease that now keeps her entirely bedridden. The text had little to do with her health, but it was a one more of those reminders to me that every moment of every

Published June 13, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 13

I volunteered to be on the conference planning committee of Say It Out Loud (SIOL), a project of the Washington Council for Behavioral Health. This annual conference, at which I’ve presented for the last four years, addresses substance use, mental health and other health issues facing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) communities

Published June 12, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 12

Today we remember the victims of the Pulse shootings in Orlando, Florida. Forty-nine people were killed and 53 others injured. The shooter was also killed. It was the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. No one really knows why the Pulse was selected as the target. After all, there are many other gay bars in Orlando,

Published June 10, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 10

My loved ones, friends, colleagues, comrades, and buddies are aging. At 70, so am I! I was 31 when I came out as a lesbian in early 1979, and I remember thinking, “What will it be like when I’ve been out for a year? For 5 years? For 10 years?” Now, after having been out

Published June 1, 2017

This Day in LGBTQ History – June 1

Happy LGBT Pride Month 2017 and welcome back to my blog! Based on so many things – world events, American politics, getting married, having a 70th birthday – I’ve chosen to direct my blog attention to LGBT history. As I get older I understand that our younger generation of LGBT folks don’t know their history, don’t

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.