I hear the argument all the time where I work that transgender women are nothing more than perverts trying to sneak into the women’s bathroom in order to molest little girls. I had a discussion about this with a coworker several months ago, but now with the repeal of the bathroom protection ordinance that President … More Government Bathroom Invasion
As I started drafting a reply to a comment from “catsNjammer” on my last post, the more I wrote, the more I decided this should be it’s own post because it was getting to be far too long with too many responses running about in my mind to be whittled down to a comment-length rebuttal. … More Building the Wall
The recent news about the woman quitting the Mormon Tabernacle Choir over the inaugural performance has hit the news with mixed reviews. There are many out there lauding her courage to stand up for what she believes, and I firmly agree with that. Were I in her shoes, I wouldn’t want to be a part … More Right to Discriminate
When I browsed my Twitter this morning, I was pleased to see this article on thinkprogress.org. In it, it states that Linda Summers, of Indiana, was fired from her job as a Deputy Clerk in Harrison County when she refused to process the marriage applications of same-sex couples. So what did she do? She filed … More Job vs Religious Freedom
For the second time this week, I feel like I’ve let you down by having delayed my post a day. Tuesday was insanity, and yesterday, I’ll admit, I was tired and distracted, forgetting myself until it was too late at night to think straight, let alone write a coherent blog. But now NaNoWriMo is complete, … More Questions of ‘After’
I remember the first time that I voted. It wasn’t the first election that I was old enough for, but the 2004 election. I was already in the Army, and they gave everyone about an hour off work to go to their polling place to cast their ballot. I remembering a feeling of exuberance that … More Civic Duty
Doubting Dogma 