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The Time to Act is Now

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Callen Harty

On Wednesday, an electronic traffic sign in Orlando, Florida was tampered with and the electronic message was changed to read “Kill All Gays.” This is America today. This is what Florida Governor (and soon-to-be Presidential candidate) Ron DeSantis and other … Continue reading →

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The New Wild West

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Callen Harty

Wow, Texas. Such progress. A bill just passed out of committee in Texas because two of seven Republicans either have a conscience or decided that right after another mass shooting in their state they didn’t want to risk losing votes … Continue reading →

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All Decorum is Gone

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Callen Harty

This is bullshit, Tennessee, and everyone knows it. Your actions on Thursday exposed the fact that there is no such thing as decorum anymore. You did not expel Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from the legislature because they broke the … Continue reading →

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The Little Bloody Schoolhouse

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Callen Harty

The earliest recorded school shooting in American history was at the University of Virginia in November of 1840. A law professor was shot and killed by a student. The first incident in which more than one person was killed by … Continue reading →

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Trans Position

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Callen Harty

Every day, every single day, a different right-wing politician introduces yet another bill in yet another state (or federally) that will in some way take away the rights or dignity of transgender people and make life harder for a group … Continue reading →

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The McCarthy Fiasco

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Callen Harty

The reality of the fiasco that was the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House comes down to this–McCarthy wanted power and control, but also wanted his name in history as his legacy. It was about ego and … Continue reading →

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Club Q

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Callen Harty

(edited to reflect new information; 11/21/22) Once again, my people have been attacked. Several members of the queer community were shot and killed at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado late Saturday night. On Sunday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, news … Continue reading →

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Mid-terms

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Callen Harty

It’s the night before the 2022 mid-term elections and I am nervous. And, to be honest, frightened. There are countless races with so many election deniers, QAnon adherents who really believe that Democrats and Hollywood stars are all part of … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Joe Biden (and America)

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Callen Harty

Joe Biden is not the most exciting, dynamic politician we have ever seen, but his heart is in the right place. He believes in the Constitution and he believes in the promise of America, even though he rightfully acknowledges that … Continue reading →

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The Self-Made Conservative Warrior

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Callen Harty

Tim Michels, the Republican candidate for governor after winning the primary last night, has had some of the most obnoxious and irritating ads of the campaign season (unless you’re a far right-wing ideologue who loves far right-wing talking points and … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Microaggression

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Callen Harty

Lately I have been working on editing some essays, which I do in Microsoft Word. It is set to give me spelling and grammar hints, which I often ignore because the grammar hints are many times wrong. The Microsoft Editor … Continue reading →

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Cancerversary

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Callen Harty

One year ago today, sometime after 2:00 in the morning, I woke up my partner, Brian, and told him I felt I needed to go to the emergency room due to severe abdominal pains. I had just taken three consecutive … Continue reading →

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