List: Racism, LGTBQA+ and other Hot Button Topics | Curated by Mary DeVries

Nov 25, 2024
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Racism, LGTBQA+ and other Hot Button Topics
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Facing Death Together As a Family When You Disagree on PoliticsRBG, my Trump loving brother, and my trans daughter
Oct 22, 2024
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Oct 22, 2024
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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The Surprising Way My Church Reacted When My Teen Came Out as TransThis story has both a happy ending and a sad one.
Sep 19, 2023
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Sep 19, 2023
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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What I Want You to Say or Do When I Tell You My Kid is TransIt’s surprisingly easy.
Nov 16, 2023
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Nov 16, 2023
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Prism & Pen
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Parenting a Trans Teenager is an Emotional Roller CoasterIt starts when they come out, but it doesn't end there
May 24, 2022
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May 24, 2022
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Age of Empathy
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When Your Body, Your Country, and Your Church All Fail You at the Same TimeWords of wisdom from my physiotherapist
Jul 12, 2022
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Jul 12, 2022
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Beto O’Rourke and Plymouth, England Have the Right Response to Mass ShootingsWe need to treat the trauma of these events seriously
Aug 11, 2022
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Aug 11, 2022
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God is Totally Cool With Debt Forgiveness so Why Aren’t You?Christianity is based on accepting undeserved payment of your debts
Aug 26, 2022
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Aug 26, 2022
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An Injustice!
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When a Guy Sets Off Your Danger Radar, Do You Say Something?Women don’t have a lot of good options
Mar 23, 2022
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Mar 23, 2022
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How to Be Kind to Trans Families Right NowPractical things you can do
Apr 7, 2022
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Apr 7, 2022
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Why I Love Twitter and Hope Elon Musk Doesn’t Ruin ItFlaws and all I’d be sad to see it destroyed
Apr 14, 2022
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Apr 14, 2022
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What is the Best Way to Help People During A Tragedy?Hint: the answer isn’t to send them your stretched-out sweater with a small hole.
Mar 5, 2022
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Mar 5, 2022
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Prism & Pen
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Six Reasons We Can’t Allow Children to Transition to a Different GenderWay to go Texas and Idaho! Awesome leadership! The rest of us are right behind you.
Mar 13, 2022
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Mar 13, 2022
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What You Probably Don’t Understand About Transgender Kids and Their ParentsAre you listening Texas Governor Abbott?
Feb 24, 2022
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Feb 24, 2022
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MuddyUm
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The Bible is Full of Dangerous Stories and Ideas: We’d Better Protect the ChildrenYou say censorship, I say sensible parenting
Feb 5, 2022
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Feb 5, 2022
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An Injustice!
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Were George Washington and Thomas Jefferson Slave Owners or Enslavers?The words we choose send powerful messages
Jan 25, 2022
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Jan 25, 2022
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History of Women
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Ona Judge: The Woman Who Bested George WashingtonHow a young woman outsmarted and outlasted the wealth and power of the first United States President
Jan 31, 2022
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Jan 31, 2022
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Blow Your Stack
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Seven Reasons Not to Put Pronouns After Your NameJust because everyone else is doing it…
Jan 6, 2022
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Jan 6, 2022
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Inspired Writer
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Who Can You Trust Online? Always Check Your Sources.Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to quickly churn out content
Dec 3, 2021
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Dec 3, 2021
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Prism & Pen
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A Fictional Coming Out StoryThe real-life version plays out in so many different ways all the time
Dec 12, 2021
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Dec 12, 2021
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Blow Your Stack
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Not Peeing in the Pool Yourself Doesn’t Protect You From Everyone Else’s PeeWe need systemic and individual change to make a difference
Dec 14, 2021
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Dec 14, 2021
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