While raising awareness of the gun control epidemic in the US is admirable, turning tragedies into fashion statements is not.
Politics/Community
Teachers Are Receiving Gunshot Wound Training. Can We All Agree How Heartbreaking This Is?
Teachers did not become educators to trade in reading, writing, and arithmetic for rifles, lock-down drills, and medical combat training.
Hundreds Of Strangers Attend El Paso Shooting Victim’s Memorial Service
These strangers who made it their mission to support a man in mourning are a reminder that good does still exist in the world.
Woman Finds 1967 Letter Addressed to Missing Veteran, Locates Family
The recipient has been missing for ten years and the family is asking for help finding him.
Stop Creepin’: Our Collective Responsibility to Thwart Sexual Predators
It’s the responsibility of adults to stop this in its tracks. It’s the responsibility of society to stop glorifying such behavior.
Why You Need to Teach Your Boys How to Handle Rejection
Toxic masculinity is a poison. It’s up to us, parents of boys, to do better by them – for society’s sake and for their own.
I Debate Online Not for the Bigot’s Benefit, But for the Silent Observers
If I don’t speak out, if I don’t counter the nonsense spewed by the never-changers, their voices will be the only ones heard by the silent observers.
There Is No Shame in Seeking Help for Mental Illness
It made me sad to see two men unable to admit that they were seeking help for mental illness. We need to end the stigma and support each other.