NEW YORK — The New York bar known as the birthplace of the gay pride movement could become the country’s first national monument honoring LGBT rights under a plan to be considered by President Barack Obama. The Stonewall Inn in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village was the site of a 1969 police raid that touched off riots…
DetailsLESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Since our founding, America has advanced on an unending path toward becoming a more perfect Union. This journey, led by forward-thinking individuals who have set their sights on reaching…
Details“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Why do we procrastinate? It depends – not just on which expert you consult, but on the person doing the procrastinating. For some of us, there’s a thrill in creating a time crunch, while for others, it’s…
Details“We can learn more from our not-so-good experiences than we can learn from our good ones.” Between the moments you’ll always remember and the ones you’d rather soon forget, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told University of Rhode Island graduates not to underestimate the cringe-worthy ones. “The ‘ah-ha’ moment is the first time…
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