In the small Texas town of New Hope which only has 640 registered voters, something new for them and the entire state of Texas has occurred — their mayor has come out as trans. Jess Herbst, has a wife and two kids, and recently came out to her city as transgender in an open letter […]
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 […]
Companies to Support Who Oppose the Immigration Ban That Tears Apart Families
You are probably aware now that Trump signed an executive order that banned immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries. According to CNN, the executive order “bars citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the U.S. for the next 90 days.” This action spurred protests in airports across the United States this weekend, […]
Maybe Not Today, But We Will Be Brave Again
Shattering The Glass Ceiling For Boys
By: Nichole Sand/Lift Off to 30 We all witnessed history on Tuesday evening when Hillary Clinton was named the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. This means that only men (44 of them to be exact) have represented our country as our commander-in-chief since 1789- that’s over 225 consecutive years of male […]
A Gay Dad’s Open Letter to Donald Trump: Stop Dancing on the Graves of our Slain LGBTQ Brethren
These Moms Aren’t Happy About Anti-Trans Bathroom Laws
In their newest YouTube video, Brandy and Susan of The Next Family discuss the anti-trans bathroom laws in the U.S. and the fear mongering and hate that has arisen from it. They discuss a few of the arguments that people have made for anti-trans bathroom laws and the tactics used by certain groups to promote […]
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An Open Letter to Joe Biden
By: Shannon Ralph Dear Vice President Biden, I love you! I love you! Wow. That was not how I intended to start this letter. My intention was to write a serious letter expressing my sincere regards for your tireless and admirable work as our vice president over the last seven years. The “I love you” […]
Hillary Clinton Outlines LGBT Commitment in New Brief
By The Seattle Lesbian FIGHTING FOR FULL EQUALITY FOR LGBT PEOPLE Clinton LGBT Campaign Photo Thanks to the hard work of generations of LGBT advocates and activists who fought to make it possible, our country won a landmark victory this past June when the Supreme Court recognized that in America, under our Constitution, LGBT couples, […]