I don’t think the fear that comes with growing up gay in rural America has ever left me. It feels like it is more precarious than ever and now the government seems to condone it and perpetuate it. I hear it said that Renee Good would have been a perfect martyr had she not been … more

It is National Children’s Day. What are we doing to ensure that our children enjoy a brighter world than they will inherit? What about education, sexual abuse, physical abuse, what about children world-wide? Are there places or trends that make all or our children’s futures more hopeful?