By Brandy Black This just came into my inbox and it’s another reason that I love living in the state of California! Sacramento–The California Legislature last night approved a bill that would make it easier change gender markers on state-issued identification documents as well as create a gender-neutral, non-binary category in addition to “male” and […]
Disney Has More To Gain Than Lose When It Includes LGBTQ Characters
By: Amber Leventry The owners of the Henagar Drive-In Theater in Alabama have cited religious reasons for refusing to show Disney’s newest installment of Beauty and the Beast because “first and foremost” they are Christians. And, according to the owners of the theater, Christians do not watch or celebrate homosexuality nor do they expose […]
‘When We Rise’ Miniseries Tackles Four Decades of the LGBTQ Rights Movement
By: Amber Leventry Screenwriter and LGBTQ activist Dustin Lance Black won an Oscar for his film, Milk, about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician to be elected into public office in California. Black hopes to win over audiences with his newest project When We Rise, an eight hour miniseries that tries to tell the […]
Every Child Deserves Paper Hearts and Rainbow Cakes
I Need To Do Something: My Daily Act of Resistance
By: Amber Leventry I just called the D.C. office of Representative Peter Welch, my Vermont Congressman. I spoke with a lovely young man and asked him to relay my thanks and support to Mr. Welch for his co-sponsorship of H.R. 669. The description of the bill is this: “To prohibit the conduct of a […]
Mom Immigrated to the U.S. From Guatemala With Family For the Safety of Her Gay Son
There are many countries in this world in which being part of the LGBTQ community could very well threaten your life and safety and leave you little opportunity for a happy life. One Guatemalan mother recognized that such a fate could befall her gay son if she stayed in her home country. So right after […]
The LGBTQ View Returns: “We Wonder What Obama is Thinking, Seriously?!”
Talking Turkey: Thanksgiving Traditions and a Sperm Donor
By: Amber Leventry I was talking to a new friend recently about Thanksgiving. We have friends in common, my neighbors actually, and this friend gushed over the massive Thanksgiving dinner event which takes place on the end of my street each year, at our mutual friend’s house. It’s the epitome of holiday tradition, and I […]
The Other Boy: A Book About A Transgender Teen And What It Means To Be Visible
By: Amber Leventry Shane Woods is a fictional 12-year-old boy who is the star pitcher on his baseball team. His parents are divorced, his best friend, Josh, means the world to him, and he has recently developed a crush on Madeline. His world is full of the usual tween angst; but when a vindictive classmate […]
Maybe Not Today, But We Will Be Brave Again
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