There is much to be really disappointed and sad about this 4th of July. Hold off on the celebrations until the national assault–chaired by our current president–on minorities and freedom comes to a halt. Instead of a regular reflection, I… Read More ›
But You’re America. But you’re America. But you’re America. You have the power to alleviate all pain. But you’re America. You choose to be greedy and selfish. Because you’re America. You laugh and mock when people ask you to be… Read More ›
Do you ever wonder what really happens behind a politician’s doors? The power enabled by uninformed and short-sided people, The words screamed, whispered, cried, silenced, and deleted, the hopes dashed, the hopes fulfilled, all for their personal gain, of course, fears alleviated,… Read More ›
What are you going to do? What are you going to do when ICE comes to your door, demands your papers, and searches your house? What are you going to do when you have some extra time: read, write, protest,… Read More ›
Today my wonderful students in both sections of Introduction to GLBT Studies (or Queer Studies) at the University of Houston explored various aspects of identity! We started off by listening to and discussing a variety of performance poems: “Until We… Read More ›
Christian silence: we hear it when people are happy and when people have gained recognition as humans, living life to its fullest, we hear it when people want to make change and truly provide for people in this cruel world, we… Read More ›
Words do not exist to express the fear and sadness, Sadness we feel as people openly celebrate hate, Hate upon which this backward nation was built, Built and rebuilt and rebuilt and rebuilt again now, Rebuilt as hate, greed, stupidity… Read More ›
