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Photo via Pexels Embarking on the path to recovery from addiction is a journey that demands more than conventional treatment methods. This journey is profoundly enhanced by the incorporation of art and music therapy. These therapies offer a multifaceted approach to healing, addressing the emotional, psychological, and creative aspects ofContinue 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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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 with Bill MaherContinue Reading

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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 to Pete’s. Pete hadContinue Reading

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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’ve never been inContinue 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