In Memoriam
By way of further explanation for my blog absence this week: My father passed away on Monday. It was not unexpected, but no less difficult because of that.
in memoriam
In Memoriam: Christina-Taylor Green
Nine-year old Christina-Taylor Green “was very interested in going” to see her state representative speak “because she wanted to learn more about government so she could help out in the future,” said her mother, Roxanna Green, according to MSNBC. Now the girl is dead, killed by the same man who shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
In Memoriam
I posted this last year, but it seems appropriate to do so again. In honor of all the victims of the tragedy of September 11 and its aftermath, their families, and their friends. I will always remember, as will many of us, where I was the morning of September 11, 2001. A lucky change in
In Memoriam: Ina Mae Murri and Stella Lopez-Armijo
Via the Bay Area Reporter (BAR) comes the sad news of the deaths of Ina Mae Murri, 75, and Stella Lopez-Armijo, 76, a lesbian couple from Fremont, California, who were killed in a car crash in Idaho two weeks ago. The women had been together for more than 35 years, and were mothers, grandmothers, and
In Memoriam: Brendan Burke
Last November, I posted about Brian Burke, the gruff president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who very publicly supported his gay son Brendan, a hockey player for Miami University. Today I just learned of the sad news that Brendan was killed in a weather-related two-car accident in Indiana Friday afternoon. My deepest
In Memoriam: Matthew Shepard
Lest we forget, in the communal excitement and debriefing over the National Equality March: Today marks eleven years since the death of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard after a brutal gay bashing. His mother Judy Shepard, one of the LGBT community’s staunchest advocates, spoke at the March yesterday: I had the honor of meeting
In Memoriam
In honor of all the victims of the tragedy of September 11 and its aftermath, their families, and their friends. I will always remember, as will many of us, where I was the morning of 9/11. A lucky change in job the day before kept me away from Ground Zero at the time of the
In Memoriam: Phyllis J. Fleming
Phyllis J. Fleming, who died last month at the age of 84, was a pioneering physics professor. She received her doctorate in 1955, when such degrees in any field, much less the hard sciences, were rare for women. She spent 50 years of her life teaching at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. While I did not
In Memoriam: Bonnie Tinker
Bonnie Tinker, a peace activist, lesbian mom, and head of the Oregon LGBT organization Love Makes a Family, died after a bike accident at Virginia Tech, where she was attending a conference. Tinker, 61, was hit by a truck and pronounced dead at the scene. I did not know Tinker, but I am sure some
Remembering Larry (Letitia) King
Today marks the first anniversary of the murder of openly gay teen Larry King (who identified as Letitia King in the weeks before the murder). I feel like a broken record, once again trotting out my list of safe schools resources, plus a few additional ones from GLSEN and PFLAG, as well as an update
