Like Trish, the protagonist in the Divergent Series, I have long been someone who feels different; one who has broken the mold that society would impose. I hope that this brief column will encourage you to be a supporter of those we deem “divergent” from the norm or the “normal.”
Read MoreIn the biography John Adams by renowned historian David McCullough, readers get what the cover promises: the tale of that largely forgotten Founding Father and President, from his inauspicious start as the son of a Massachusetts farmer to his glorious finish at the age of 90 on July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, with every virtue and foible on full display for both history and readers to pass judgment on.
Read MoreLGBTQ influence in public policy and politics, art, cinema, television, and literature is so thoroughly documented, the reader can’t help but reflect on the inadequacy of credit given. As Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, once wisely observed, “freedom is too enormous to be slipped under a closet door.”
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