Bringing LGBTQ-Inclusive Books—and Hope—to Rural Schools
LGBTQ students in rural schools are more likely to face bias and discrimination than those in urban and suburban ones, but their schools are also less likely [...]
Rapid Onset
I have always been intrigued by history. I love to look at how things came together over time, and how advances in knowledge, technology and society — for both [...]
Positive Thoughts: Three Cheers of Victory for Ol' U=U!
For about the past decade, activists and advocates have been working hard to educate the world on a very important scientific fact about living with HIV: that [...]
Let's End Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Michigan
Summer just ended in Michigan; it's a bittersweet time. The season is an opportunity to celebrate how far LGBTQ people have come and a reminder of how far we [...]
A Battle Won, but the War Rages On
Gavin Grimm, at long last, has won his case. When Grimm was a sophomore at Gloucester County High School in Virginia, he came out as a transgender boy. As soon [...]
Transmissions: Emerging victorious
At long last, North Carolina's House Bill 2 is dead. For those few who are reading who may not know the significance, I'll explain: The Public Facilities [...]
What's Hotter Than July? Being Black, Gay and Proud of Both Every Day
Summertime is Pride time! And I'm saying it loud: I'm black, gay and proud! From DC Black Pride in May to Atlanta Black Pride in August and all the Pride [...]
Why We Need to Pass the Equality Act
If you looked up homosexuality in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 50 years ago, you would see it listed as a mental [...]
Which Stonewall? Whose Stonewall?
"Ho Ho! Hey Hey! We won't pay to be gay!" The chant, led by Vivian Thompson on a bullhorn and in unison with a couple dozen or so other protesters, [...]
The Spirituality of Stonewall
Have you ever been motivated to put yourself at risk in order to stand up for someone else or for a cause? For some, to place themselves on the line is too [...]
Fighting for Our Rights 50 Years Post Stonewall
June 28, 1969. With no civil rights protections available for LGBTQ people and rampant harassment and brutality by law enforcement against our [...]
Get Your Pride On: Celebrating 50 Years Since Stonewall
It's June and pride is busting out all over! This year's celebrations are just a little brighter as we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall [...]
