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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 I’m a language maven. I adore words. I deconstruct every sentence I hear. I must read every t-shirt and bumper sticker I encounter. I love the word schadenfreude. We need this word. Sadly. Words like selfie and spork? Begrudgingly. But Webinar! I will never, ever! I was onceContinue 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 Wayne pulled over at the edge of the cornfield.  He killed his pickup and turned off the lights.  “Get it.”  She pulled it out from under the seat. It was a book.  Wayne’s father was the town librarian and he drafted Wayne to help him last Saturday. Continue Reading

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Donald Trump. I don’t want to write one word about him. I don’t want to share one thought. For the last six years, we have been inundated with Trump stories. Buried. But today I want to nibble around the edges of this Stormy Daniels matter. I’m talking about the wordContinue Reading

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DeSantis appointee thinks tap water makes people gay

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Screenshot 2023-03-07 at 9.51.08 AM Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has appointed a pastor who traffics in anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories to serve on the board that controls Disney’s special tax district. The Orlando-based Ron Peri has shared video discussions on YouTube asserting that homosexuality is “evil” and suggesting that […]Continue Reading

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Jaelle Terrell Once again I find Real Time with Bill Maher falling short on the issue of transgender identity. Often in the past, Bill and his guests have made incorrect statements about the transgender person’s needs and rights.  But let’s focus on yesterday. The twenty-first season of Real Time withContinue Reading