I did not write these words. Jesse Williams, the actor best known for his role on Grey’s Anatomy, spoke them at the BET awards. His acceptance speech for this year’s humanitarian award made me sit up straight and has forced me to think many times since I first heard it.[…]
Live from Politicon 2016!
I am a politics geek. As a blogger, I try to encourage as many people, especially activists of all types, to vote. I am very grateful to those who organize Politicon to allow me in with press credentials. In my first couple of hours my mind is already overwhelmed and[…]
Did Brexit wake you up? Vote in November!
The simple fact is that this week more people in Great Britain voted for the Brexit, to leave the European Union, than to remain. Last count I saw was about one million more voted to leave over those who voted to remain. There is now a lot of news about[…]
Wildfires too close to home
Recently the San Gabriel Complex fire has been wreaking havoc super close to where we live. What began as two separate fires, the Fish Fire and Reservoir Fire, they were combined into one name as they are very close to each other. The fire is now 15% contained and 4,500[…]
Personal thoughts on the Orlando massacre
A national publication recently asked me to give some thoughts on how I was feeling as a gay vegan blogger. Although my thoughts were not included in the article, I decided to share them with all of you. I spent a lot of time thinking about the answers, which are[…]