Happy (almost) Fall, y’all! (For all you northern hemisphere folks! And happy almost Spring to southern hemisphere friends!) Autumn always fills me with lots of reflection and hope along with the joy of coziness. Add to that the fact I am writing this on the 15th anniversary of my coming out to myself and the […]
What would be different for you if you didn’t feel that there was a separation between your physical and spiritual self? How would it free you if you didn’t feel you had to choose between spirituality and your identity as a LGBTQ+ person?
“I’m nervous.” “What are you nervous about?” My wife asked me. “What if something bad happens? I know they will have security. It’s just things are so heated right now.” “I’m sure there will be protesters there. There always are at these things.” She sighed and we both looked at the road ahead. Then more […]
The past couple of weeks have left my head spinning with very little to no time to process all that has deeply affected me. From the tragic loss of the person (Naomi Judd) who cowrote and sang much of the soundtrack to my childhood, to the terrible nature of the leaked Supreme Court document which […]
The death of Rush Limbaugh has brought up an unexpected feeling in me – grief. No, not for him, but for my father, or rather – who my father should have been, instead of who he is and has become. As a child, my dad led the adult Sunday School class, the choir, and later […]
Dear seventeen year old, Charity…
I’m just going to come out and say it right here in the beginning, even though I know it isn’t the popular opinion right now. I think Ellen is right. And before you start to formulate your arguments back, post the memes and excerpts from other writers, and quote James Baldwin to me (Whom I […]
Dear Taylor, We don’t know each other. I’ve watched you from afar the past decade or so. I’ll admit, I didn’t even listen to your music much until 1989. (Which by the way – I love.) But this letter has nothing to do with your music, honestly. I remember a few years back, seeing videos […]