The Personal is Political.

Politics is something that generally doesn’t get talked about in session.  But gay marriage is an exception.  Working with LGBT clients who have spent most of their lives being disenfranchised it is devastating when North Carolina passes a constitutiona amendment to ban not only gay marriage but civil unions.

Every 90 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from a pregnancy-related complication. This isn’t just a “third world” problem. The United States currently ranks 50th in the world for maternal health. It is safer to give birth in Bosnia or Kuwait than in California. But what we do here ultimately affects women everywhere. This is a matter of inequality and political will.

Shockingly, a large percentage of us are unaware that LGBT people do not actually have federal employment protections. In most states in most of the country, it is perfectly legal to be fired for who you are or whom you love. Really? That is the reaction, in large part, of LGBT people and the public alike. And that’s a hurdle we need to overcome in order to move forward.