https://www.huffpost.com/e... "people who mistakenly believe gender identity is a choice also tend to disapprove all things transgender and so oppose medical care that supports a person’s transgender existence.”
01:51 PM - Jun 06, 2023
Pride Speech Excerpt: "Another spectrum I’ve been thinking about, a spectrum that includes bullies, bystanders, and upstanders. The bullies are getting way more than their fair share of attention, doing a lot of harm and causing a lot of pain and bystanders are watching it all unfold in silence."
01:36 PM - Jun 06, 2023
From the Trump-appointed judge's Friday decision throwing out Tennessee's anti-drag law: “...reeks with constitutional maladies of vagueness and overbreadth fatal to statutes that regulate First Amendment rights."
10:39 AM - Jun 05, 2023
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A few months ago I wrote a column in which I said that under Tennessee's anti-drag law Purim Festivals could be deemed a crime (because men might dress as Esther). Turns out a Federal Judge agrees (though he used a female Elvis impersonator as his example). https://bit.ly/45WxRAe
10:18 AM - Jun 03, 2023
I'm glad that the investigation was fast and, I think, fair. https://abcnews.go.com/US/...
07:47 PM - Jun 02, 2023
Overheard two men standing outside our shop this afternoon, angry about our book display, saying "I don't know why they have to push this "expletive" to people." My response (in my head but not out loud) "Because there are so many mean people like you out there."
06:18 PM - Jun 02, 2023
Really proud of the newspaper where I am a columnist for this incredible message from a High School coach. https://www.smdailyjournal...
09:56 AM - Jun 02, 2023
I was honored to be invited to say a few words to celebrate the City of San Bruno raising the Pride/Progress Flag this morning. Every single city and town in San Mateo County will fly the flag this June.
01:37 PM - Jun 01, 2023
https://www.smdailyjournal... Grateful to my colleague at the San Mateo Daily Journal for this column today.
10:06 AM - Jun 01, 2023
This just went on my LGBTQ must read list for September! The enthralling new queer, feminist retelling of Greece's greatest hero, Hercules, for 2023.https://shop.reachandteach...
05:22 PM - May 31, 2023
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My favorite idea shared in this story is that the family doesn't mind paying more taxes than in Florida, because the public schools are so good which offsets what they had to pay for private school in Florida. Good math! https://www.yahoo.com/news...
10:04 AM - May 31, 2023
Yay! We need thousands and thousands of parents, teachers, kids, community leaders to come out and speak at school board meetings. The MAGA "Don't Say Gay" crowd have to be countered. https://www.yahoo.com/news...
09:58 AM - May 31, 2023
My Tuesday column in the San Mateo Daily Journal https://www.smdailyjournal...
09:36 AM - May 30, 2023
Kinda guessing none of these books in our shop are on Ron DeSantis' Summer reading list. reachandteach.com
10:18 AM - May 28, 2023
Wonder if the governor is also thinking of eliminating High Schools which of course would keep young people from going to "woke" colleges. https://www.theguardian.co...
09:49 AM - May 28, 2023
The fact that a Target store wouldn't LET a customer buy a book that they had put out for Pride (and then took off the shelves because of threats). https://www.thedailybeast....
05:57 PM - May 27, 2023
Pretty rare in our community but once in a while, like yesterday, someone takes one look at this section in our shop and turns tail and walks out (with grumpy look on his face).
10:38 AM - May 27, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/wa... This is how a mensch (a good decent person in Yiddish) responds to a baby crying. "I don't blame you... I'm bored with me too!"
'I Don't Blame You, I'm Bored With Me Too!': Biden Jokes With Child Disrupting Event - YouTube
At an event for the University of Connecticut Huskies Men’s Basketball Team, President Biden spoke to a child who was talking while he was addressing the pla...
10:00 AM - May 27, 2023
Lots of folks talking about how important it is to learn history prompted me to share the very first product my husband and I created which we just updated. https://shop.reachandteach...
01:07 PM - May 26, 2023
Ummmm....... Congressman - I think the judiciary is very well represented by white folks: the federal judiciary consists of about 800 active judges — 46% white men, 23% white women, 16% men of color and 14% women of color.
10:14 AM - May 26, 2023
Florida ranks 48th of states for "access to and affordability" of health care and Ron DeSantis wants to bring that to the entire country. Look at this story that shows what happens to disabled children in that state. https://www.yahoo.com/news...
05:43 PM - May 25, 2023
Remarks of Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at the Launch of the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism https://www.whitehouse.gov...
Remarks of Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at the Launch of the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism | The White House
South Court AuditoriumThe White House SECOND GENTLEMAN DOUGLAS EMHOFF: Good morning. I want to thank President Biden, and my wife, Vice President Harris the comprehensive actions that they are taking to confront antisemitism, bigotry, and hate in all its forms. That is true leadership. Right now, an..
04:19 PM - May 25, 2023
Sweet surprise to have Lambda Literary Award winning author Tim Federle's mom stop by the shop with some autographed copies of his book, Better Nate Than Ever. A friend told her we had a poster from the Disney movie in our store!
04:21 PM - May 24, 2023
https://amp.miamiherald.co... A Florida school just banned Amanda Gorman's Biden Inauguration poem and four books based on a complaint from one parent.
10:01 AM - May 23, 2023
Had the joy and fun of being one of the San Carlos Home Town Days Parade announcers on Saturday. Great to see so many people celebrating a beautiful day in a great place to live. Then, I went back to my store where folks were buying lots of stuff including Pride Flags for San Carlos Pride in June.
10:21 AM - May 22, 2023
OK. Lesson learned. I put up a cartoon and folks shared some really good reasons to take it down so I did. But.... the language some of the folks used was kinda cruel. I was hoping this was a kinder, gentler, place.
06:52 PM - May 20, 2023
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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month at our store in San Carlos!
04:34 PM - May 20, 2023
