Tag: Bigotry

  • The Killing of Georgie

    The Killing of Georgie

    Life and culture are full of milestones by which we measure progress, and nowhere is this more obvious than the LGBTQ+ community.  I was 3 years-old when the Stonewall Riots kicked off the modern push for gay rights and I have had a front row seat for many of the “firsts” in that movement.  I…

  • Wheelchair Invisibility

    Wheelchair Invisibility

    I arrived at the furniture store around 11:45 last Sunday morning.  I am in the market for a new recliner.  A recliner is not just something in which to relax while watching the television for me – it is as essential to my life as breath itself.  I can’t walk.  I can’t stand up without…