On June 1, the first day of Pride Month, I posted this story to my company's employee newsfeed. I know how fortunate I am to be safe and comfortable enough to do that. I wish everyone could feel that way. Each year at the beginning of June, I think about Edie Windsor and Thea Speyer.… Continue reading may we all
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#lovewhatmatters
This story was originally published July 20, 2022 by Love What Matters, a digital platform dedicated to finding and amplifying the daily moments of kindness, compassion and love in the world that so often get overlooked. I was stirring a cup of tea as we sat around the kitchen table at the end of a… Continue reading #lovewhatmatters
pride thoughts 2021
Every year in June, I think about Edie Windsor and Thea Speyer. Though they’re both gone now, in the not too distant past, Edie (in her 80s) fought a long battle to have her marriage to Thea legally recognized. She refused to give up on the promise of America. And she refused to shrink any… Continue reading pride thoughts 2021
pride: til then, we walk
A year and a half before I was born… The way that I love was illegal. In most parts of the world. Loving like me was considered a mental health disorder. It was illegal for people like me to hold hands or kiss their partner in public. Bars didn’t serve people who love, or look,… Continue reading pride: til then, we walk
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