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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
By: Amber Leventry I heard my oldest daughter close the door to her bedroom a little before seven this morning. The sound told me she was awake, out of her room and ready for the day. I don’t know why she does it, but whenever she leaves her room first thing, she closes the door […]
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 […]
I woke Sunday morning to my phone chirping that a new text message had arrived. It was from my radio show co-host, Steph Taylor inviting me to a vigil to be held in our local town… a vigil for Orlando. I did not know anything had happened in Orlando, but as with all other […]
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 […]
By Tom Butts The Next Family has worked hard to show that a family is a family. The HRC has fought for marriage equality and have won, thanks to the Supreme Courts’ narrow decision. I think now is the time to keep pushing ahead for our brothers, sisters and questioning friends. As a gay man, […]
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” […]
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, […]
