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Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and the Dismantling of Queer Rights

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Callen Harty

During the 2016 Presidential campaign a photograph of Donald Trump holding a rainbow flag went viral. Some of those in the queer community, particularly members of the Log Cabin Republicans, thought that it showed that he was supportive of LGBT … Continue reading →

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The Boys at the Top

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Callen Harty

When we were kids in small-town Wisconsin there were always some of the popular kids who could get away with all sorts of things. They were athletes or their parents were rich or held important positions in the town, so … Continue reading →

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Mo(u)rning in America

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Callen Harty

In the morning the children wake and wonder and worry. “Will they come to take me away today? Tomorrow?” When will I be deported? And the queer boys and girls and trans and more wonder, too. “When … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America, Black lives matter, Christian, deported, Europe, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, immigrant, liberty, mourning, privilege, queer, religion, right to bear arms, trans, white | Leave a comment

Random Thoughts on the First Clinton/Trump Debate

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Callen Harty

Bernie Sanders was my first choice for President this year, so I voted for him in the primary, but he lost. It was incredibly disheartening but the reality is that he is no longer running for President. We are well … Continue reading →

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The Lowlights of the Mike Pence Speech

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Callen Harty

Donald Trump scares me, but I’m even more frightened of the prospect of him becoming President and then not finishing out his term, as that would mean that his Vice-Presidential pick, Mike Pence, would move up to the highest … Continue reading →

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On the Pulse Nightclub Massacre

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Callen Harty

Within a couple minutes of waking up on Sunday morning several posts on Facebook had alerted me to yet another mass shooting in the United States. A moment later I saw that it had taken place at a gay nightclub … Continue reading →

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Forgive the Shooter

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Callen Harty

On Sunday evening in the small Wisconsin town of Menasha a man apparently distraught over a recent breakup and argument with his former fiancée took two guns with him on his bike and went for a ride. On the middle … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and the Dismantling of Queer Rights

The Boys at the Top

Mo(u)rning in America

Random Thoughts on the First Clinton/Trump Debate

The Lowlights of the Mike Pence Speech

On the Pulse Nightclub Massacre

Forgive the Shooter

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