(((Howard Forman)))

42 years ago, I was a gay (closeted) teen starting my first year of college, experiencing anxiety & suicidal ideation on a fairly constant basis: certain that my LGBTQ status would deprive me of family, children, professional success.

Yesterday, my younger daughter moved into her college residence hall as a first year. On Monday, my older daughter began her third year.

Our three-parent family exists & thrives because of progress made at the state & federal level & community by community.

Love conquers hate, even if it takes some time.

#ItGetsBetter

Just a reminder that the same people who think Schumer and Jeffries are insufficient to lead are generally the sorts who think they could manage a pro football or baseball team better than the actual coaches or managers. Or could have run Apple better than Steve Jobs.

CDC acknowledging yet one more death (and others are pending formal reporting) from Measles this year. 330 cases added to the rolls this week.
Outbreaks growing fastest in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and NY.
Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohio appear to be slowing case growth.
At current pace, we will likely TRIPLE last year's total cases of 2289.
Hard to predict whether this year could be peak year for this cycle: but one thing is sure, if vaccination rates do not improve, nationally, we will revisit this cycle.

The number of bad takes continues to grow. GOP and Trump fear Schumer. That, alone, seems worthy of note.

Democrats can choose to fight for the American people, investigate and oversee the current administration, and pass meaningful legislation and set up even more for 2028. Or they can throw bombs and demonstrate incompetence so that 2028 is a toss-up or worse. It's a choice.