September 18, 2024
If the reactions to our country’s transformed presidential race have taught us anything, it’s that people desperately want to be for something. Too often, we’re defined by what we’re against. But this summer we saw a jolt of enthusiasm from people eager to be a part of something fresh, exciting, even joyful. Now I’ll admit,…
Read More »
January 25, 2024
I often hear mentors and friends in the LGBTQ community – people I trust and admire – share variations on a common sentiment: I know this moment feels bad, but I remember what it was like in the ‘90s, or the ‘70s, or the ‘50s. Believe it or not, things are better today. And we…
Read More »
May 3, 2023
We live in a difficult moment in the march toward LGBTQ equality. In some ways, it’s a contradictory one. We’ve achieved greater acceptance and representation than ever before. But alongside growing visibility, we’ve experienced growing hostility. And a new wave of attacks is coming down hardest on some of our community’s most vulnerable: LGBTQ youth…
Read More »
October 31, 2022
I remember when public support for LGBTQ equality reached a tipping point: when companies started changing their logos to rainbows in June, when country music stars began “coming out” as pro-LGBTQ, when faith leaders voiced their support for marriage equality not in spite of their faith but now because of it. For the vast majority…
Read More »