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HoCo Pride

Say It Loud, Say It Proud: The Latest on HoCo Pride 2021!

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Something a childhood friend who was gay and died by suicide once said to me feels like a stab in the heart every time I think of it. Bruce was weeping and fell onto my shoulder for support. “I just wish I had a community. You and Colleeen are the best friends I could ask for, Robert, but you’re not gay. I need a gay community.” I felt so helpless, because I had no idea where one was, where I could tell him he could find one. I imagined if, as a Jewish person, I knew not a single Jewish … Read more

5 Reasons Why You Must Not Hide Your Pride on June 29th, 2019!

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On June 29th Howard County’s set to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride…for the first time! In advance of that landmark event, I wanted to talk to two of the people putting it all together. Both of them, Jumel Howard, the event’s Chairperson of the Howard County Pride Committee Chairperson and Alex Kent, its Volunteer Manager, said the same thing when I asked them to speak earlier this week: “Sure, Robert!” A Note on Allies and Angst Yes, I do have some Ally Angst. And by that I mean, I don’t want to be co-opting a struggle that isn’t mine, a heterosexual, cisgender … Read more