Civil Rights
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The saddest part of all this queer hate happening on the national stage right now is the children who are silently and secretly watching people they love hate them for who and what they are. I’ve seen the hateful right claim that children don’t understand sex at a young age and that if they think…
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His followers are celebrating while he has rescinded Biden Executive Order 14087 of October 14, 2022. This order lowered prescription drug costs for Americans, and its removal will harm many of his followers who need it. They will realize the impact once they feel the effects. His followers rely more heavily on government programs to…
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Someone who gives the Nazi salute has no business near our government. Today the Executive Orders were about attacking your neighbors and hating others. Not one of those orders was about the price of fucking eggs. But let me tell you what just some his orders were about. Trump has already used executive orders to…
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The first drafts of my book Grace were written in play form during the LA Riots of April 1992, following the Rodney King verdict. It was a deeply troubled and sad time, just a few months after Freddie Mercury had died from AIDS. The world felt at the time like it was heading in a…
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I am seeing defeated posts about the upcoming inauguration of the felon, but this isn’t defeat – it’s another battle. Pete is correct; we don’t have the right to give up. The past is looking to us to step up once again and fight. Since the felon (FOTUS) didn’t have the support of the majority…
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Lying here this morning, scrolling through posts, I find my mind racing. There is just so much hate being peddled in the world over the most trivial matters. I came across this post that deeply troubled me—a stark comparison of the NYC skyline. The top picture is in black and white, showcasing a building lit…
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Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” This simple yet profound statement challenges us to live authentically and strive for a better future. It’s about making conscious choices, even when they’re difficult, and standing up for what we believe in, even if we’re alone. We often face the…
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Our Voices, Our Power. We’re living in a time where the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ people are under constant attack. Book bans, censorship, and hateful rhetoric are on the rise. But, as artists, we have an incredible power to challenge the status quo and inspire change. Art, in all its forms, has always been…
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I was born in 1965 in St. Louis, MO happy, healthy and gay. The world I was born into was a very dangerous place for someone like me. Growing up in the late sixties and seventies wasn’t easy. Back then, being homosexual was often seen as taboo. In some places, it was outright illegal. In…
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You know, it’s funny how so many folks were caught off guard by the election results. Personally, yeah, I was let down, no doubt about it. But shocked? Not really. I mean, as a gay man pushing sixty, I’ve pretty much seen it all when it comes to human behavior. Living as a gay man,…
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