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Newsletter archive
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February 2024
I hope everyone has been surviving the snow and bitter cold! When the snow flies and the temperature drops, I find nothing more relaxing than a hot cup of cocoa, a good movie and someone to share it with. So, fix a cup of cocoa, bundle up in front of
the TV and enjoy!I have been giving a lot of thought as to the direction we have been taking with theMidwest Rainbow News. In earlier issues the goal was to give voice to everyonewhile still being informative. When there was a shift in policy, we faced a censorshipissue and were banned from some camps. Changes were made and somewhere alongthe line I stopped being effective in passing along information many may not haveaccess to.So, each month I will try to have some informative content that will be of use tosomeone. This month we are reprinting an article about Gender Dysphoria and nextmonth I will include an open source letter from Dr. Maddie Deutsch. Her lettercontains information on Estrogen Hormone Therapy.
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January 2024
At the start of every new year, I sit back and reflect on last year and all the good, badand everything in between.
We made a lot of progress last year with the aid of a group of outstanding attorneys.Long ago, I lost track on how many name changes they represented and numerouslitigations on behalf of our community. THANK YOU ALL!
Recently I had quite a health scare. For many years I was infected with HEP-C. Afterundergoing treatment I was cured of Hep-C, but the damage to my liver wassignificant. A few months ago I was given an ultrasound of my liver and they found agrowth. I was sent for a CAT scan which verified an abnormal growth on my liver.Medical here was great, explained the next steps and my options should the growthturn out to be cancer. In the end, it was determined the growth to be noncancerous.How great a Holiday gift was that! Seems Mama will be around a while longer afterall!
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December 2023
Very soon we can all check off another year, the Holidays are here again. Too soon for some,but for others this past year seemed to drag on forever. Too fast, or forever, December 31stmarks the end of one year, and at midnight the beginning of the next.
The holiday season is a time for letting go of petty differences, old grudges and hurtfulfeelings. It doesn't matter your religion, if any, and it doesn't matter your color or affiliations.