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Published November 10, 2019

THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 10

Musings of an Aging Lesbian Yesterday Kelly and I went hiking in the Whitewater Preserve with a number of lesbians from the Palm Springs area. The hike was sponsored by the LGBT Center of the desert. There were eight women ranging in age from about 30 to 72 (that would be moi!). I thoroughly

Published April 1, 2019

Today in LGBT History – ARIL 1

This was a very busy day in LGBT history. Happy birthday, Rachel Maddow! 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

Published November 10, 2018

Today in LGBT History – NOVEMBER 10

Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – NOVEMBER 10 1855 – Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) is accused of homosexuality and “Leave of Grass”was called “a mass of stupid filth” by critic Rufus Griswold. Whitman was an

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.