In the Darkness, came the Roar by Heidi Hirsch This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. In 1969. the discrimination, the humiliation, and the arrests were met…
A Life Well Lived by Heidi Hirsch Victor Jerome Banis was born May 25th, 1937. He passed away in February 2019. Wikipedia remembers him as a daring, pioneer of gay literature. I…
Love Potion No. 9 by Heidi Hirsch In 1959 a single titled, Love Potion No. 9 was released by The Clovers. The song describes a man seeking help to find…
Moments of 2018 2018 has been a year of change for our nation and our community. Our diversity has brought us together and made us strong. We gathered, we roared,…
A Deeply Personal Decision We recently lost two well know celebrities — Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Rich, famous, trend-setters, jet-setters, loving families, children — they had everything! What else…
The Greatest Show from Earth! Spring is a big Hollywood movie opening with a splashy, glamour, glittering premiere. Oh the anticipation, the excitement, the stars, the starlets with their mysterious escorts….
Ordinary People Recently, I witnessed a miracle. I almost missed it because I was looking and hoping for a different outcome. What I realized is that miracles don’t often appear…
A Tree Falls in Burbank This week a friendship went south, I was informed that an old colleague still harbored resentment towards me. I was the target of a strong…
