LGBTQ+/TRANS

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Image via Freepik Safety has become a pressing concern in today’s world. It’s vital to take proactive measures for neighborhood security. Combining modern technology with community engagement can make a significant difference. You have the power to help create a safer environment for yourself and your neighbors. The State StreetContinue Reading

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Gentleman Jack is an HBO series based on a real person named Anne Lister (1791-1840). Wikipedia calls her the first modern lesbian. In the show, Gentleman Jack wears black, a color reserved for men. The cut of her clothes is masculine, except for her floor-length skirts. While she moves throughContinue Reading

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Jaelle Terrell The Supreme Court ruling against LGBTQ rights is a blow. It is a setback. MSNBC reported that this decision “made millions of Americans poorer. Remember the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. “The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” It’s not aContinue Reading

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In early 2020 I was just beginning my transition.  Assigned male at birth, I was learning how to become the woman I am today.  I met David and Jerry and I have since come to know and love them.  David told me about this thing in Provincetown Massachusetts called Fantasia Fair. Continue Reading

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By Jaelle Terrell John Hoskins got up early Sunday morning as he did most weekends. He was going on the prowl, looking for jazz records. John’s passion for jazz music was deep for his twenty-eight years. Yesterday he had combed through Jamie’s Flea Market and today he was going toContinue Reading

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By Jaelle Terrell It was about 7:00 on a Friday, and the light rain stopped as dusk began to settle in.  He was still wearing his red Lowe’s vest as he drove down the divided road.  He admired the big stone church on his right. “St. John and Paul.” “I’veContinue Reading

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By Jaelle Terrell This was it. The moment Jim was dreading. What was he going to do? And what was wrong with him anyway. He was in junior high school. Today you call it middle school. It was October 1967 and the eighth grade had started about a month ago.Continue Reading

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Victoria woke with a start. One of those fully-asleep to fully-awake immediately kinds of things. She laid there for a moment, fully restrained, fully compressed by all the medical equipment, the machines and wires and tubes surrounding her, clicking and humming, attached to her body, keeping her alive. It wasContinue Reading

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Victoria laid in bed, stretching out languorously. The room was pitch black and perfectly still. There was no clock on the nightstand. She hadn’t used a clock in her bedroom since her last heart attack. Victoria hadn’t woken …Continue Reading