Palmquist’s lifetime of service and leadership recognized by prestigious award from Governor Stein and the launch of the Ian Palmquist Leadership Fund. RALEIGH – This spring, Ian Palmquist, a leader in the LGBTQ+ equality movement … Read More
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Dear Younger Me
I love you, your shaggy Beatles haircut, Greenday t-shirts, bell bottoms, platform Sketchers, the way your violin sings and stirs others to do something about something that matters. Feeling unloved, unseen, unimportant, misunderstood, abandoned, … Read More
Having Learned to Hold Back Apologies
If home isn’t the place I grew up, and surely not the place I am now, where is my soul supposed to live? My childhood bedroom is scant now, last August I stripped its walls … Read More
As A Child, I Was Convinced I Was An Alien
As a child I was convinced I was an alien. I had been transplanted onto this orbiting rock called Earth to collect data on human behavior that evaded my understanding. The family I was placed … Read More
Urge TN Governor Lee: Veto Trans Health Data Surveillance Bill
This policy explainer was developed by Campaign for Southern Equality and OutMemphis. HB 0754/SB 0676 is a first-of-its-kind bill that requires gender-affirming care providers to report data about patients to the Tennessee Department of Health, … Read More
On Love and Grief
I am no stranger to grief – after all I have known love. Just like the birch or magnolia I grow around the dead branch full of knots, my grain consists of dark patches where … Read More
Little One, I See You
Little one, I see you. Knees pulled tight to your chest, eyes locked on a mirror that feels more like a prison door. You keep knocking but no answer comes. I am you. … Read More
Dear Evie-Emrys,
4/5/23 Dear Evie, I needed to talk to you, like you’re owed a little explanation. To be honest, we were never great at being a girl unless we were pretending to be one. I still … Read More
