Activism is important. It is important so that future generations of LGBT youth and adults do not go through what some of us went, and are still going, through. It is important to secure equal rights and protections, and to move toward tolerance and acceptance in mainstream society. I know this, because facing homophobia is [...]
I know we were all taught as children not to call each other names and we know how much racism hurts us as a culture (or at least I hope those reading this blog do) but there as so many more ways we use labels in our lives that shut us off from groups, from information, and from individuals and if you are anything like me, it takes someone pointing it out every now and then for a real wake up call to happen in your life so change can begin to rebuild your way of interacting in the world.
I swear recently, I’ve talked about politics more than anything else, at home at least. It’s probably because of the upcoming general election. Well, one of the hottest topics right now is Gay Rights. I was surprised to hear David Cameron saying how “We do need good sex and relationship education. That education should teach [...]
I have always dreamed of a traditional wedding, a traditional engagement. But the way I always assumed it would be was me proposing to my girlfriend. Even as a young child I would dream of having to speak with my fiance to be’s father and ask for her hand in marriage. It was something that [...]
Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) Before you read this know I am a great supporter of the institution of marriage as I grew up in a family of only a few divorces (I can count on one hand) among all my cousins and second cousins, Aunts and Uncles. Oh, and this will [...]
