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01/06/21 Just Another Normal Group of Tourists?
The most absurd statement, however, came from Rep. Andrew Clyde (R. Georgia) who said, out loud, in public: “Let me be clear, there was no insurrection and to call it an insurrection, in my opinion, is a bold-faced lie. Watching the TV … Continue reading
Committed to Home – with Pride
“It’s rare to find a collection of essays so rich and compelling, its contributors sharing the journeys that frequently took them into regions unknown but eventually led them back home – to themselves, their loved ones, and their communities…” Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged HIV-AIDS pandemic, june pride month, marriage equality, personal histories of organizers of queer movement in sc, southern perspectives on the queer movement, trailblazers in lgbtq movement
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remembering Harvey Milk with Pride
June is our official LGBTQ Pride Month, and I’m resurrecting this post from May, 2014 to honor a man whose life – and death – continues to speak to us through his celebrated legacy. Lest we forget… Today, May 22, … Continue reading
in the event you missed the news today
“An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had ‘come to fill the silence’ about one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged deprivation of equal justice for black americans, hiding history, nelson mandela on hate, president joe biden in tulsa speech, tulsa massacre of 1921
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leaving on a jet plane – returning with a rough landing
Our good friends Nekki (with monkey on shoulder) and Francie contacted Randy at Travel Unlimited who made the arrangements for Pretty and me to celebrate not only our birthdays but also our vaccinated selves with a little rest and relaxation … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
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guilty, guilty, guilty
I watched with millions of viewers around the world this afternoon as the judge opened the envelope with the jury’s verdicts in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. … Continue reading
taken from this week’s headlines or last year’s or the years before
The nation’s attention is focused this week on the continuing trial of the man who murdered George Floyd last summer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The impact of Mr. Floyd’s death lives on in the memories of the bystanders, police and most … Continue reading
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Tagged bryan texas mass shooting, george floyd, gun control, jurassic park, militia, molly ivins, national rifle association, president joe biden, rock hill sc mass murder, second amendment, syndicate columnist, texas politics, trial of derek chauvin
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March Madness: The Pay Gap is Madness
The Equal Pay Today Campaign is a project of Equal Rights Advocates which is a collaboration of national, regional and state-based women’s legal advocacy and worker justice groups in the US whose mission is to “eradicate the long-standing gender wage … Continue reading
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Tagged covid-19 pandemic, equal pay today, gamecock women in sweet 16, gender pay equity, march madness, Mika Brezezinski, ncaa women's basketball tournament, Secretary Gina Raimondo
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she’s an eagle when she flies
On January 24, 2015 I wrote this post about female country music singer Dolly Parton – a woman I admire for more than just her music. During the intervening six years, Dolly and her cohort (of which I am one) … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged chet atkins, coronavirus, dolly parton, dollywood, dollywood foundation, eagle when she flies, elvis presley, emmylou harris, imagination library, kenny rogers, linda ronstadt, queen latifah, shania twain, whitney houston, women's history month, youtube videos of dolly songs
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