It’s far easier to be complacent and only look at how far we have come, what has been achieved.
Tag: Civil Rights
Silence equals death
A slogan made popular during the heights of the AIDS epidemic in the1980s is as relevant today only in a slightly different way. Maybe our queer elders foreshadowed events to come or history only repeats itself more than we cafre to admit. Either way, our silence is exactly that, our death. Each day we stand [...]
Where We Are Now
Imagine walking into a sporting arena, a place that you may not typically go to, and being surrounding by queer folx and Pride flags everywhere. You are left feeling wrapped in safety and a feeling of belonging, it is as if no one thinks twice about how different you are from them. It almost feels [...]
LGBTQ Rights In Peril
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.
LGBTQ Activists Of The World
Steps are being taken around the world to tear down the walls of the heteronormative patriarchy, but make no mistake, there is a long way to go.
Do Symbols Out Live Their Relevance?
As humans, we gravitate to putting meaning to things and events. This often translates into using symbols for those things. Symbols can give us direction and meaning, hope and belief, and inspiration and courage. But can also get mired in their meaning and stuck in a time where their relevance may be lost? Can we, [...]
Affliction: Growing Up With A Closeted Gay Dad
“I knew I was different,” he said. “I was also aware of the fact I should conceal it, that it was an affliction.”
Is Queer A Trigger Word?
"Using “queer” is a way of reminding us how we are perceived by the rest of the world.”
Growing Up Southern And Gay
n the south, we have a saying, “we don't hide crazy, we parade it out on the front porch and give it a sweet tea.”
Your Right To Protest
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.” -John F. Kennedy This quote is deep, especially with what we are starting to see take shape in our country. The meaning is clear, if you take away the rights of the people to protest against the injustices they see, you only enable them to [...]
Gay in the CLE 