Last week, we started talking about right-wing extremist attacks on LGBTQ+ kids, so this week, we’re taking it one step further to dig into gender affirming care–what exactly is it and why it is so important. It’s actually very simple. Gender affirming care helps kids...
LGBTQ+ Rights
Read This: Anti-Trans Bills Are Harming LGBTQ+ Kids
Reproductive freedom has been making headlines a lot this year, but did you know that the same groups that fought to get Roe overturned are also the ones behind all the anti-trans legislation exploding across the country? This year alone, 586 anti-trans bills have...
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Do This: Reclaim our Democracy this July 4th
This weekend, America celebrates our 250th Independence Day. To get ready for this milestone, we took the Easy A actions of reading the Declaration of Independence together and pausing to consider the complicated meaning of July 4th for different Americans throughout...
Watch This: Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”
250 years ago, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, putting to paper the American ideals of freedom, equality, and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But what did this declaration mean for indigenous and enslaved people in...
Read This: America’s Declaration of Independence on its 250th Anniversary
In just a few weeks, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. As we celebrate this July 4th, let’s go back to school and study the primary source! Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was then...
Do This: Spread the word to support LGBTQ+ kids and teens
Now that we know how conversion therapy hurts LGBTQ+ kids and teens, let’s not keep this information to ourselves! Earn your Easy A this week by sharing life-saving information and resources with your friends and family. We’ve made it easy to do by creating these...
Watch This: Drew’s experience with conversion therapy
Last week, we learned how “conversion therapy” hurts LGBTQ+ kids and teens. It’s not just that it’s been widely discredited by doctors, educators, and religious leaders. It’s also proven to be abusive and traumatic. Red Wine & Blue’s Chief of Staff, Drew Amstutz,...