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Mental Health boost: Rocky Casillas Aguirre adds a pop of color to 'Twitch the Flame,' a main character in his comic series which focuses on mental health for kids. (Photo courtesy of Casillas Aguirre)

December 21, 2024

Health and Wellness

Kids’ Mental Health Ailing? Meet Talking Hot Dog

Mental health can be a challenge during the holiday season. If you or someone you…

Justice's cost: The Rev Dr James Lawson, Bishop Joseph Sprague, and the Rev. Gregory Dell lock arms in a Soulforce direct action against anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry in the Methodist Church at the UMC General Convention 2000 in Cleveland, Ohio. They were arrested shortly thereafter. But the next day, actual hell broke loose at the Cleveland Convention Center.

December 19, 2024

Religion

Justice’s Cost: One Broken Body

Schism. Such an ugly word, it sounds like a violent slashing, a vicious rending, and…

From both sides of the LGBTQ military witch hunts, veterans reflect on a painful history and its echoes today. (Courtesy of Elaine Rodriguez, Todd VanCantfort; The 19th)

December 6, 2024

Trump 2.0

Inside US Military LGBTQ+ Witch Hunts

On weekends, Staff Sgt. Todd VanCantfort, an armed forces police officer in San Antonio, Texas,…