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Pride Month is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and the people within it, past and present, who have fought to make our country and lives safer and stronger. It is also about the importance of being able to live authentically, and moving the dial toward a world where everyone is safe, thriving, and not discriminated against in any way. And on that front, there is a lot of work left to do.
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Ruth Martin
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Summer is my favorite time of year - not just because the legislative session is mostly wrapped up, but also because of the warm weather (I type, as it continues to be cold and rainy outside) - AND because of Pride and the time that we take to intentionally highlight and uplift love for the LGBTQ+ community. When I was thinking about Pride Month and the many ways that MomsRising can, will, and does show up for LGBTQ+ families, I was reminded to celebrate moments of joy. We don’t celebrate...
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MacKenzie Nicholson
The LGBTQ+ Ballroom Scene has become a sanctuary for many across the globe. Here, individuals can showcase their talent, find support, and embrace who they truly are. The origin of Ballroom can be traced back to the 1960s where those within the LGBTQ+ Community, especially Black and Latinx transgender women, faced much discrimination from mainstream society. Attending Ballroom events serve as a safe haven. These gatherings offer a platform for people to compete at balls with their dancing and...
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Wendy Martinez
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When I was a kid, I saw my parents and maybe all adults as these immutable beings who had everything figured out. Now that I’m a parent myself, I’ve realized that we never stop growing, that everyone can change, including me. Of course, as an activist, this is my great hope: that people can and will change, so that we can make a better world. And this change starts with me. Even though I thought I knew myself, I realized in my early 40s that I wasn’t exactly straight. When I told one of my...
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Larissa Parson
The House of Representatives Republicans are at it again! In the same month they cut SNAP (food stamps) for older adults and limited funding for childcare and WIC, they also introduced a new tax bill that would give massive tax cuts to wealthy corporations and the super rich! We will not stand quietly by as more tax breaks are given to Big Business while our families suffer!
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Elyssa Schmier
On the radio show this week we dive into the fact that U.S. House Republican leaders are pushing for tax breaks for the wealthy and, at the same time, pushing for big cuts to programs that lift families and our economy like WIC and SNAP; we get history on gun policy in America and advice on what we need to do right now to increase gun safety; and we hear about the ways in which LGBTQIA+ parents and families are facing discrimination and what needs to happen to stop that discrimination.
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MomsRising
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This Immigrant Heritage Month we must speak up for our immigrant family members, co-workers, friends, and neighbors! Right now, immigrants are under attack across the nation. Can we count on you to support immigrant families and children this month and always? Sign on to let your Members of Congress know you want permanent protections for immigrant families! * When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information. Have you ever thought what would happen to our country...
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Claudia Tristán
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There have been a few versions of songs called Cruel Summer, from Bananarama in the 80s to Taylor Swift in the 2000s and though they are total bops, they can unfortunately also be a theme song for the fact that summer can be exceedingly cruel on the wallets of families around the country.
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S. Nadia Hussain
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To say this is a fraught Pride Month for LGBTQ+ folks and their allies is truly an understatement. This year’s celebration comes as big swaths of the country are debating and legislating, and getting hysterical about, the very existence of trans kids. How can we, as people who are raising, teaching, and caring for LGBTQ+ kids and teens, support them as we strive to keep them safe?
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Alexis Bleich, LCSW, MA