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Published October 28, 2019

Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 28

Musings of an Aging Lesbian I have such admiration for Brene Brown. Her book Daring Greatly is one of my all-time favorites and I use many of her quotes, as you may have already guessed. Today’s quote is We don’t have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to. I used to

Published June 21, 2019

Today in LGBT History – JUNE 21

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

Published March 25, 2019

Today in LGBT History – MARCH 25

Published October 28, 2018

Today in LGBT History – October 28

Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – October 28 1824, France — Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, the Marquis de Custine (18 March 1790 – 25 September 1857), is beaten and left for dead after propositioning a male soldier in Saint-Denis. The scandal forces him out of

Published June 21, 2018

Today in LGBT History – June 21

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’sdefinition of your life; define yourself. —Harvey Fierstein Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – June 21 June is LGBT Pride month! 1975 – The

Published March 25, 2018

Today in LGBT History – March 25

People tweeted that (Marjory Stoneman Douglas student) Emma Gonzalez should run for president. The 18-year-old noted that she already is president — of her school’s Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA). She then told the Washington Post that she identifies as bisexual, and suddenly her fierce badassery just made that much more sense for a whole lot of people, particularly

Published June 21, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 21

I’m so disappointed in the Georgia 6 elections yesterday. So close and yet still so far to go. As Kathy Hogan wrote on Facebook this morning: “Yes, we’re bummed at the losses, and at all the crappy stuff that’s coming out of this administration. We get a victory here and there (like with the travel

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.