Speed of Life

by Gregg Chadwick Dear Loved Ones, As you know Tuesday’s election results have released a toxic brew of misogyny, anti LGBT, anti immigrant, anti global warming, and outright racist actions and rhetoric from out of control Trump supporters. There is so much hate out there for trans folks - as well as lesbians and gays and people of color. People have asked me what they can do. First off - love and protect the vulnerable among us. Words are not enough. Action is needed so that our families and communities feel protected from the hate. The California Legislature has stated such in no uncertain terms: "By a margin in the millions, Californians overwhelmingly rejected politics fueled by resentment, bigotry, and misogyny. The largest state of the union and the strongest driver of our nation’s economy has shown it has its surest conscience as well. California is – and must always be – a refuge of justice and opportunity for people of all walks, talks, ages and aspirations...

Four days away! The Schuyler Sisters and the cast of #HamiltonBway remind you to #VoteVote on November 8th! #Ham4Vote pic.twitter.com/vDUZSv9hXi — Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) November 5, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine's book "Stronger Together" begins with a powerful statement: "It has been said that America is great because America is good." Clinton and Kaine agree with that statement as do I. The book continues and reminds us that,"we face our fair share of threats and challenges." The strength of this 249 page volume is the detailed description of policy suggestions that carry the knowledge that the United States is a country of good as it creates positive change for the benefit of all its citizens. "Stronger Together" outlines investments in job growth, clean energy, debt free college plans, reining in Wall Street, equal pay for women, expanded health coverage, LGBT rights, open internet, expanded K-12 education, fair immigration reform, national defense, women's health and reproductive rights, and more. Hillary writes, "Americans don't say:"I alone can fix it." We say: "We'll fix it tog...

Thank you for this incredible journey. Let’s keep it going. God bless the United States of America!" — @POTUS "Thank you for this incredible journey. Let’s keep it going. God bless the United States of America!" — @POTUS https://t.co/pgv3aUXdle — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 28, 2016

by Gregg Chadwick The Lady , a new film by director Luc Besson inspired by the life of Burma's courageous Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband Michael Aris, opens for a limited release this week at Laemmle's Music Hall Theatre in Beverly Hills. This engagement will run from December 2 - December 8, 2011. The film stars Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh as Suu Kyi and David Thewlis as her husband Michael Aris. The Los Angeles Times explains that the film is "a timely political drama" about the volatile political events in Burma as well as "a love story about the uncommon bond that existed between Suu Kyi and her late husband, Michael Aris ... an Oxford University scholar and Asian specialist, Aris took charge of raising the couple's two sons in England while his wife was held captive in her homeland, and he worked tirelessly to raise Western awareness of his wife's fight for democracy." The Lady was shot mainly in Thailand using Burmese refugee...