On June 15th, 2020, I began my interim role with Stonewall Columbus and while we were only days away from what has traditionally been our Pride Festival and March weekend at that time due to the COVID-19 pandemic the organization had pushed the march event to an October timeframe. As I stepped into the role, […]
June 2021 Statement of Pride
STATEMENT OF PRIDE In 1955, during the height of segregation Rosa Parks, a Black woman, took a stand by refusing to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white man; many say this was the symbolic birth of the Civil Rights movement. The 1950s and 1960s in America […]
Healing with Humility and Openness
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” –Maya Angelou Day 100– I am sitting in a somewhat public seat as I guide an LGBTQIA+ organization that aims to serve the Central Ohio community through actions that uplift and empower all of the identities within our LGBTQIA+ spectrum while […]
The Inaugural Read Out (List)
The Read Out (List): will be an annual list of curated reading suggestions that take the reader on a queer literary journey which, at its end, should move one further along in their understanding of the intersectional experiences of the various identities within the spectrum of our LGBTQ+ community. Throughout the year we’ll find moments […]
Live in service: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He did not mean inaction. He did not mean complacency. He did not mean silence. He meant do no harm. He meant do not rest in your privilege. He meant do speak up for every injustice you see. Be in service to fight for the rights of others who do not have your […]
