Musings of an Aging Lesbian Only two days left of 2019. We’re preparing the house for guests. Two are arriving tomorrow and spending the night. Others are coming on Wednesday to watch football and enjoy each other’s company. I look forward to 2020 with anticipation and joy, and yet the political climate lays a thin
Musings of an Aging Lesbian Last night, Kelly and I hosted 12 friends for a soup and debate night. We made two soups, a chili, and a kick-ass salad. The evening was based on the Democrat presidential candidate debates. So the conversation was lively. We were all on the same side, just supported different candidates.
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
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.― Rudyard Kipling, The Collected Works. These snippets of LGBT history are the stories of our lives the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember. Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go
Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – NOVEMBER 1 1932 – The New York Times reviews the play “Incubator” which dealt with the consequences of homosexuality in an all-male school. The play was produced by Arthur Edison and George Burton, and ran for
Trump is what he is, a floundering, inarticulate jumble of gnawing insecurities and not-at-all compensating vanities, which is pathetic. Pence is what he has chosen to be, which is horrifying. —George F. Will Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History –
As Amy Siskind said, “There are conflicts erupting all over the world, while we have 7 of 9 top positions at State unfilled, a White House in absolute disarray, and a leader beholden to Putin who doesn’t read his Daily Intelligence Briefings. What could go wrong.” Love the ones who love you back this Valentine’s
Kelly and I continue with On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (2017). Snyder presents twenty lessons from the 20th century, adapted to the circumstances of today’s politics. On this blog, I present one lesson each day for 20 days (though I may insert a personal thought among the days). Kelly is posting them on our FB