Category Archives: Opinion

It’s Gay Pride Month Y’all And Look How Far We Have Come

Posted on June 17, 2014 by DMW

I have always loved the month of June. It is the first month of summer, the month I was married and it also happens to be LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pride Month, commonly referred to as Gay Pride. … Continue reading →

Posted in community, culture, Equality, Events, Life, lifestyle, Opinion, People, Politics | Tagged "equal rights", "gay pride", "same-sex marriage", bisexual, equality, gay, glbt, lesbian, lgbt, pride, transgender | Leave a comment

Girl Shaves Her Head To Support Her Friend With Cancer And Is Suspended! What Are We Really Teaching Kids?

Posted on March 27, 2014 by DMW

Kamryn Renfro, nine years old, did something extraordinary last weekend. She shaved her head. Why was this extraordinary? She did so, in support of her friend Delaney Clements, who is eleven years old, and has stage 4 cancer (neuroblastoma). Clements … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Inspiration, News, Opinion | Tagged “Caprock Academy”, “charter school”, “Grand Junction”, “shaved head”, “suspended from school”, “zero tolerance”, Cancer, compassion, empathy, kindness, suspended | Leave a comment

Picketing Death: The Cost Of Religious Extremes

Posted on March 17, 2014 by DMW

Saturday night I read that Fred Phelps, founder and (former) leader of the Westboro Baptist Church was essentially on his deathbed. I didn’t think anything of it, because I failed to care. I didn’t wish him death (bad thoughts take … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, News, Opinion, Politics, Religion | Tagged “born again”, “Fred Phelps”, “God Hates Fags”, “Westboro Baptist Church”, Christianity, cult, equality, funeral, glbt, lgbt, picket, respect, Westboro | Leave a comment

The Truth About Institutionalized Hatred: Arizona’s SB 1062 Wasn’t The First, But Can It Be The Last?

Posted on February 26, 2014 by DMW

Hate is a dish, best served… never! Hate is nothing new and institutionalized bigotry isn’t either. What I always fail to understand is why people carry around so much hatred and put so much energy into limiting the liberties of … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, News, Opinion, Politics | Tagged 'gay rights", "human rights", "sb 1062", arizona, brewer, discrimination, glbt, hate, lgbt, mccain, romney | Leave a comment

About A Giraffe

Posted on February 16, 2014 by DMW

I debated on writing anything about Marius the giraffe and the Copenhagen Zoo incident. It happened a week before I even started this blog, and it seemed at the time that everyone had something to say about the subject. And … Continue reading →