Musings of an Aging Lesbian Impeach Day! How historic is THIS??? This is only the third time in the history of the United States is impeachment taking place. I remember the impeachment of Bill Clinton. His crime: he lied to congress about having an affair. Nothing he did affected the national security of the country
Musings of an Aging Lesbian Yesterday we went to the Riverside County Democrats’ JFK awards luncheon. My dear friend Joy Silver who’s running for the CA senate were honored. The best part for me was meeting Jill Wine-Banks who gave me such a sweet tight hug when event organizer Eileen Stern introduced us. Jill was
Caeser is assassinated on this day in 44 BC. This is famously dramatized in William Shakespeare‘s play Julius Caesar, when Caesar is warned by the soothsayer to “beware the Ides of March.” So beware! Writing prompt: What is your favorite work by Shakespeare and why? Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would
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
In the introduction to Rising Strong, I wrote, “People who wade into discomfort and vulnerability and tell the truth about their stories are the real badasses.” This is especially true of people who rumble with failure. These are people who choose courage over comfort, accountability over blame, and are able to embed key learnings from failures into
What are we to make of a society in which young children have a greater sense of moral courage and social responsibility than the zombie adults who make the laws that fail to invest in and protect the lives of present and future generations. First step, expose their lies, make their faces public, use the