A Little Bit Human
Mission-Driven Nerdiness
“Today, we honor and celebrate the achievements and resiliency of transgender individuals and communities.” Those words begin a proclamation issued by the Biden-Harris Administration on March 31, 2021, also known as Transgender Day of Visibility. Other pro-trans actions by the new administration include a move to allow transgender soldiers to serve openly in the military […]
Chances are you know a little something about the family of one Alexander Hamilton. Regarded as one of America’s “founding fathers”, Hamilton’s life and legacy were brought into the spotlight in 2015 with the opening of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical Hamilton: An American Musical. Based on historian Ron Chernow’s novel Alexander Hamilton, the much-lauded production […]
In 1978, the rainbow became a symbol of even greater significance as a representation of gay pride when Gilbert Baker stitched the first pride flag in San Francisco. While widely accepted and recognized, some felt that the flag celebrated a specific population while ignoring others.
In the winter of 2015, my wife and I were traveling on an international tour of the Broadway musical version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. We made a few stops in Europe and then crisscrossed Asia for almost eight months. In all my years of traveling, I never imagined I would be fortunate enough […]