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Take this quiz and let us know how you did. And what you learned. I got 8 out of 10 questions wrong and I learned how healthcare in the US is even more expensive--needlessly--than I realized. And people in the UK, Switzerland and other countries are healthier than Americans even though their healthcare costs LESS to deliver. The US needs Improved Medicare for All. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/health-cost-quiz/

The Trump Administration has earsed Transgender Civil Rights Protections in Health Care. We have to fight this. A rule finalized on Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services means that the federal government no longer recognizes gender identity as an avenue for sex discrimination in health care. https://www.nytimes.com//po/trump-transgender-rights.html

Rick Hanson gives us wisdom about cherishing and protecting the natural world.

The more that these comprehensive protections are enacted and enforced nationally the more the health and well-being of LGBTQ Americans will increase. And that will ripple around the world. Go Virginia! Which state is next? https://www.nydailynews.com//ny-virginia-values-act-nondis

As I Begin to Love Myself As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living ... against my own truth. Today, I know, this is Authenticity. As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today, I call this Respect. As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today, I call this Maturity. As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today, I call this Self-Confidence. As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call this Simplicity. As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is Love of Oneself. As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is Modesty. As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it Fulfillment. As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection Wisdom of the Heart. We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing, new worlds are born. Today I know: This is Life! ---Charlie Chaplin

Let's stand together against all forms of violence.

Very sad but true.

Very interesting news. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01237-z

Analysis of the ongoing U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) finds that the 25-year-old children of lesbian parents are more likely than their peers to report same-sex attraction, sexual minority identity and same-sex experiences. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu//nllfs-attraction-/