Sylvia Rivera hated labels almost as much as she hated discrimination. Some call her the Rosa Parks of the Modern Trans movement.
Category: Heroes and Heroines
Blog posts by author Lynette M. Burrows about men and women who inspire through acts of courage, generosity, and/or selflessness.
More than One Kind of Courage
Courage in the face of extreme danger is admirable, but there’s more than one kind of courage. Some types of courage you use everyday.
Celebrate Women of History
I love to write about fictional characters whose story challenges them to figure out what they are and who they can be. Real-life women of history inspire me.
Strong Black Women Past and Present
Today I feature these strong women because they are Black. They are more than Strong Black Women. They are inspirations.
She Saved the Moon Landing
It’s July 20, 1969. U.S. astronauts in the lunar module near the surface of the moon. Alarms blare. Should they abort? No, she saved the moon landing.