by admin | Nov 1, 2016 | Featured, LGBTQIA+
It can be easy to forget that the vanguard of the LGBTQ+ movement is getting old. Many of the earliest activists are looking into retirement homes and care facilities. While LGBTQ+ acceptance is growing every year, elderly people are among the most resistant to...
by admin | Oct 26, 2016 | Featured
If your child has just come out as trans, you’re likely feeling a myriad of emotions. Confused. Angry. Upset. Scared. Disgusted. Surprised. Ashamed. It’s important to understand that these are all perfectly normal reactions. In fact, the very first step you...
by admin | Oct 25, 2016 | Featured
A recent 160-page U.N. report on human rights includes a section on LGBTQ+ rights. The report includes steps on how to address hate crimes and acts of discrimination. While things are certainly getting better here in the United States, it’s easy to forget that...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Featured, Women's Rights
It may sound stupid, childish, or maybe even a little silly, but repeating a word or phrase out loud has powerful psychological effects. That’s because how we speak eventually becomes our belief system and our belief system is what guides our actions. This is a...
by admin | Oct 18, 2016 | Featured
Harrison Browne is the first openly transgender athlete to play on a professional team in North America. Browne is on the Buffalo Beauts, part of the National Women’s Hockey League. As a trans man, Browne first realized he identified as a male in college. He...
by admin | Oct 13, 2016 | Featured, Health
This year, both Mississippi and Tennessee passed laws making it explicitly legal for medical health care providers (doctors, psychologists, counselors) to refuse to take on any procedure or patient if doing so would “compromise their conscience.” A...
