I was in love with my last partner. For three years, we were together and I proposed to him on his birthday. His calm personality played off of my nervous energy, his logic focused my passion, and his love of cooking balanced my love of eating. Moving out of the home we shared - the life we built together - was the singularly most heartbreaking thing I’ve done in my adult … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Speak Loudly on the LGBT National Day of Silence
This April 15, an annual youth-led day of silence will take place in an effort to bring attention to anti-LGBT violence and rhetoric. While the action has been around since the 1970’s, GLSEN became the official organizational sponsor in 2001. Unpopular opinion time: The LGBT Day of Silence isn’t helpful and is kind of ironic. Being quiet as a means to give a voice does very … [Read more...]
