My local libraries do a Sensory-Friendly Family Movie Night each month. This means: Lights Up. Only the lights in the half of the room closest to the screen will be turned off. Sound Down. The volume will be lower than at our Monthly Movie Nights. Captions will be on as well. Hands Busy. We will provide a basket of fidget […]
In today’s email from my local library (City of Alameda, California)—I did not know this! Any California resident can get a free library card at the following city libraries — just fill out the application to access all their digital “stacks”! Los Angeles: click here San Diego: click here San Jose: click here Oakland: click […]
From this article in the San Francisco Chronicle: “It’s a week before Election Day, and most Californians couldn’t care less. Watch out: When few people vote, crazy stuff can happen. That’s because California is on track to have its lowest primary turnout in the state’s history — 29%, projects political analyst Paul Mitchell — in part […]
Doing some research on Rachel Pollack, I found this article, “Don’t Call Me Mister You Fucking Beast”, a piece written by the Transvestite, Transsexual and Drag Queen group of the GLF at some point in 1972. It was transcribed to hypertext from Come Together – The Years of Liberation 1970-1973 by Autumn. According to Morgan […]
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor And going to bløts no more makes you Heathen than standing in a garage makes you a car. Showing up is a start, but then what do you do with the experience afterward? Did […]
