And another thing…

…there is a discussion online about the veracity (and wisdom) of wearing a safety pin to signal that you are an ally to members of any group of people who feel threatened by last week’s election results. I think any one who thinks by donning a safety pin they’ve made everything all better is silly. But …

Read about the ugly plight of an immigrant couple and their CT bakery

I wrote this for Mother Courant. I’ve been eating at this bakery for a year or so now, and one day, when I wasn’t there, the couple told just part of this story to my husband who, of course, came home to tell it to me. And here is where I reveal my utter whiteness: …

We are still celebrating marriage equality but…

…there is still so much work to be done. I wrote this for Mother Courant.

Hmm…harassing the harassers…

A man named Tony Massey is accused of harassing people who delivery goods (such as caterers) to Denver’s Planned Parenthood office. (Evidently, he is the author of this video.) So Todd, at Voice of Choice, has suggested people who don’t like harassers do some harassing back. He suggests: Please remember that Voice of Choice tries …