Notes go hereAs we approach the ten year mark of the Obergefell v Hodges Supreme Court decision, my wife, Lauri and I have just celebrated our ten year wedding anniversary.

In this episode I talk about the events leading to our wedding and how it has affected my life. I hope that through sharing this personal story it may help those that don't understand why the right to same-sex marriage is so important understand why it is to those of us that it affects.

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Although this episode is about what is happening in the Shenandoah County, Virginia public school system, these same issues are happening all over the country. We must expose the bias at the heart of these issues to protect our transgender friends and family.

If you live in or have family going to school in Shenandoah County or you have information about how policies like this have hurt people where you live, please write to them to let them now how harmful these policies are. You can find there contact info here: https://www.shenandoah.k12.va.us/en-us/school-board-98fe2482

Here are links to the three proposed changes to policy INB they considered: Draft 1: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/shenandoah/Board.nsf/files/DFYM8L59FB56/$file/DRAFT%201%20Policy%20INB%20-%20Teaching%20About%20Controversial%20Issues.pdf Draft 2: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/shenandoah/Board.nsf/files/DG9Q5A679345/$file/DRAFT%202%20Policy%20INB%20-%20Teaching%20About%20Controversial%20Issues%20with%20Modification.pdf Draft 3: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/shenandoah/Board.nsf/files/DFRGQR44E662/$file/DRAFT%203%20Policy%20INB%20-%20Teaching%20About%20Controversial%20Issues.pdf

Ultimately, draft 2, was voted in as the new policy. While this is a slight improvement over the existing policy, it still has an unjustified ban. This ban needs to be repealed.

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Many states and Donald Trump's first executive order seem to ban transgender people from the appropriate bathroom. In this video we explore the consequences of these bills and how they affect all people, not just transgender ones.

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