It is often that people, even in our own community, say that times are getting better for the LGBTQ community and that our need to keep fighting has reached an end. This administration, alone, has proven that to not be the case. We cannot stop fighting until we no longer have to hear things like … Continue reading Drag Ban at John Carroll University
Where Will It End?
"If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night."- Angela Davis These words by activist Angela Davis are more of a warning of the future to come. They speak of a time that when the government comes for one group's liberties and freedoms, that it will not stop … Continue reading Where Will It End?
The Silent Dead
Dana Martin, Jazzaline Ware, Ashanti Carmon, Claire Legato, Muhlaysia Booker, Michelle Washington, Paris Cameron, Chynal Lindsey, Chanel Scurlock, Zoe Spears, Brooklyn Lindsey, Denali Berries Stuckey, Kiki Fantroy, Jordan Cofer, Pebbles LaDime "Dime" Doe, and Tracy Single. Sixteen trans gender people have been killed this year and we are only in August. That is two people … Continue reading The Silent Dead
Trump, What Is He Good For?
I will start this off with a little disclaimer, if you are a Trump supporter then this article will not cater to your tastes. As most of my readers have deduced, I am a gay cis male how has a strong affinity for LGBTQ history and making sure that it continues to be shared as … Continue reading Trump, What Is He Good For?
The Curious Case of Candice Keller
We live in a world where we have measured freedom, often times we don’t realize just how limited it is. We can look back 60 years and see the strides we have made, how disease brought our community to the brink, and won the right to marry, should we choose to do so. We have … Continue reading The Curious Case of Candice Keller
Trials to Change the Future
Okay, you can argue that it is a more accepting time in history than, let's say 1960, for being LGBTQ and that is true in a way. We are more out than we have ever been, there is more coverage in the media, and more people in positions of power speaking out about who they … Continue reading Trials to Change the Future
Seeing People For Who They Are
My recent article prompted some heated discussions on a Facebook group for Cleveland’s LGBTQ. Things like pronoun usage, gender identity, and sex are topics that have become something of a large amount of focus in recent years. And it is easy to understand why people have a hard time with the terms and usage. For … Continue reading Seeing People For Who They Are
Gender and Pronouns
Human Condition is defined as the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and morality, as defined by yourdictionary.com. Life is the quintessential human condition because it is the sum of our existence. How the unique identifiers are understood by us is how … Continue reading Gender and Pronouns
The Best Advice…
Often overlooked in our LGBTQ community are transgender men and women. I feel it is important to be able to share some of their stories. It is time for us all to set our differences and beliefs aside. We must unite and fight we lose all the progress we have made. That requires us coming … Continue reading The Best Advice…
Small Step Activism
Activism is a huge idea and often times scary for the individual. We look back at history and see the marches for civil rights, the sit ins for peace, and the demonstrations for freedom and it call all be too much to process. You get swept up in the current thinking how you can help … Continue reading Small Step Activism
Gay in the CLE 