My Parents Have Been Incredibly Supportive From

Service Is An Opportunity For Young Women To Really Empower Themselves.

My Parents Have Been Incredibly Supportive From Perhaps The First Real Independent Decision I Made To Become A Vegetarian At 11, Which Was Certainly Not Consistent With Their Diet At The Time.

My Mother Has Often Said That The Issue Of Women Is The Unfinished Business Of The 21st Century. That Is Certainly True. But So, Too, Are The Issues Of Lgbt Rights The Unfinished Business Of The 21st Century.

I Was Working Full Time And Going To School At Night And On The Weekends. It Was Just Crazy. At One Point A Month Had Gone By, And Marc - My Then Boyfriend, Now Husband, And I Hadn't Gone Out On A Date. I Was Like, I Don't Want To Be This Person. I Want To Be A Person Who Cares Where She's Investing Her Time And Energy. And I Want To Be A Good Wife, Daughter, And Friend.

My Marriage Is Incredibly Important To Me. It's The Place From Which I Engage In The World Every Day, And The Place To Which I Return Every Day.