I have a pre-existing condition. You probably have one or know someone who has one, too. Yet, my very common and highly treatable condition could force me to lose my health insurance if Trump has his way by finally getting rid of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2014. The […]

It’s hard out here y’all. The world we knew ten years ago no longer exists. It’s not like there was ever a good time in America for people of color , but before the current administration in D.C., at least things were slightly better. As I write this, we are headed into the fifth anniversary […]

Scott Taylor is back! The one-term Congressman from Virginia’s 2nd District announced last week that he plans to run for Senate against Senator Mark Warner in 2020.   via GIPHY “But wait,” you might say. “Isn’t he the one whose campaign was under investigation for fraud?” Yup. In fact, earlier this year, one of his campaign […]

One of my favorite summer memories was going fishing with my mother’s brother. My Uncle Ricky would always tease me when I started to squirm when he scaled and deboned the fish he caught. He was sweet, amazing at martial arts, an Army veteran, and was among the 19.7 million Americans battling drug addiction.  Because of […]

“They want our state…. When folks come here and they want to come to our state, they need to come as citizens of our country and citizens of this commonwealth — not to change the people that we are.” Those are comments Republican Delegate Margaret Ransone made to the Washington Post this week. Her comments […]

Bills to prevent gun violence in Virginia don’t get a vote from all 140 legislators.  That’s because they’re defeated early in committees or subcommittees dominated by Republicans––one of them being State Senator Glen Sturtevant (R-10). He’s part of a cohort of Republicans that does the bidding of the gun lobby and kills commonsense gun violence […]

This month I reached a serious milestone. June 2019 is a month that I’ve been anticipating for quite a while. Guess what the milestone was? Drum roll please.. via GIPHY My Student Loan Debt Is Killing Me I got my student loan debt to under $10k! Now, that’s still a huge chunk of change, but […]

In this blog post, I interviewed Equality Virginia Executive Director James Parrish on the evolution of Pride month and what’s on the horizon of the legislative landscape for Equality Virginia. Equality Virginia is a 30-year-old legislation and policy advocacy organization that advocates on behalf of the 240,000 LGBTQIA individuals living in Virginia. LM: What is […]