Leader of Catholic LGBTQ+ organization retires
For almost 19 years, Marianne Duddy-Burke has been at the helm of the oldest Catholic LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, DignityUSA. Her involvement with the group preceded her becoming executive director by decades. Duddy-Burke stated in a Facebook post that she was “ready to make more space for time with my family, do more writing and speaking…
Serbia appoints world’s first lesbian with the title of president
Following the resignation of the former president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, Ana Brnabić was recently appointed as the Baltic nation’s first lesbian president. Her appointment September 28 was not the result of an election, however. Rather, it was due to the country’s law which requires that she, as speaker of parliament, be instated as acting…
The battle for your health and wellness
Amid a sea of economic, political and cultural uncertainty impacting our country resulting from mismanagement and manipulation by the current federal administration, the American healthcare system is on the verge of implosion. As of September 2026, nearly 20 million Americans are covered by the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion plan. Let’s begin our exploration into…
Welcoming Schools October Book of the Month
Reading is one of the most powerful ways to model inclusion and nurture empathy. Welcoming Schools created the Book of the Month series to foster compassionate dialogue and elevate joyful stories of authentic LGBTQ+ lives, building monthly engagement and momentum leading up to our National Day of Reading each February. This month, we’re reading “Edie…
Trump TV goes live — but audience response is dead
Donald Trump spent years attempting to master television. Now, with the White House effectively producing its own network, the president is discovering that getting the camera pointed at him and getting people to watch are two different things. “Trump TV,” launched by the White House this week as an online stream of presidential appearances, announcements…
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When hope feels out of reach
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