Shaley Howard

This second term of the Trump administration has been brutal in so many ways. For the LGBTQ+ community, it has meant a year of relentless legal and social attacks — scapegoating transgender people, pushing laws meant to strip us of our rights, and attempting to erase us altogether. The daily weight of it all can feel overwhelming. As an older lesbian, it’s heartbreaking to witness such a coordinated and malicious effort to undo decades of progress – progress I saw, fought for, and experienced us win firsthand. And yet, the more I sit with what’s happening, the clearer the bigger […]