Tag: Forced

I missed out on LGBTQ+ in my day. Sure, the rainbow bracelets and pride flags flashed around me as the “loud and proud” grouped up against the oppressive norm. It was all there, just not for me. My kind were pretenders and deniers, infiltrating one side or the other; the invisible &ldquo...

In Texas, they have a lot of love for Friday Night football and barbecued ribs, but expectant mothers whose lives are at risk due to stillborn fetuses can go elsewhere for an abortion… and compassion. Not only was the 31-year-old mother’s ability to carry future children in danger, T...

In the United States, between 1819 and 1969, thousands of Native American children were starved, whipped, forced to change their names and forget their languages. Their long hair was shorn, and their clothes changed, every part of their culture forcefully removed from their identity. Capt. Rich...