Local Voices: Listen to this conversation to understand
Crucial conversations can be difficult, yet they are important in helping people learn, understand, and live together in a more thoughtful
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Jessica Mahuron
- Jan 17, 2022
- 5 min
Local Voices: Response to Pastor Hemming Story
Pastor Steven Hemming believes that orchestrating religious demonstrations at public libraries, targeting a program meant to be a supportive
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NIPA
- Nov 6, 2021
- 4 min
Local Voices: Mother writes letter advocating for LGBTQ+ youth and Library Bill of Rights
Letter by Keri Simonet to the Community Library Network Board of Directors.
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NIPA
- Aug 2, 2021
- 13 min
Local Voices: Experiences with LGBTQ+ Healthcare Disparities
This article is adapted from Brooke Allen's speech for the "Caring for Our LGBTQ+ Patients: Healthcare Education Seminar" at Kootenai...
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Morgen Buck
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
Visibility Matters: Why We Celebrate Pride Month in Idaho
Think of someone that means the world to you. Your lover, your truest friend, your children, your sibling; there are no wrong answers...
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Michelle Beach
- May 28, 2021
- 4 min
Local Voices: Michelle Beach, "Gay Trooper"
My name is Michelle. I am a daughter, a friend, a niece, and a cousin. I am an animal lover, a gamer, a reader, and a pretty terrible...
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NIPA
- Mar 16, 2021
- 4 min
Local Voices: Morgen Buck on Love, Christianity & the North Idaho LGBTQ+ Community
When we think of love, we often imagine our own interpretation of what love is. This often reflects not only our love languages but our...
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NIPA
- Feb 5, 2021
- 4 min
Local Voices: Brooke Allen [LGBTQ+ Youth Rally
I came out as a lesbian when I was 21, although I had known since 8th grade. I started realizing there was something “different” ...
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NIPA
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
Local Voices: Mike Thurston [LGBTQ+ Youth Rally]
The reason I am here today speaking to all of you is that I grew up going to a school in which I and many others did not feel safe.
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NIPA
- Feb 5, 2021
- 4 min
Local Voices: Erin Olson [LGBTQ+ Youth Rally]
I love Coeur d’Alene. There is so much love in this town and so many incredible people and things worth loving, but once I started...
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NIPA
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
Local Voices: Evangeline Wilder [LGBTQ+ Youth Rally]
We are here because queer kids are not always loved by their families, their schools, their communities, their world. I am so tired of that.
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