Rachel Deitch
Posts by Rachel Deitch (page 2)
On the Hill: Humanists Make Our Voice Heard
Last week, the American Humanist Association joined the Secular Coalition for America for a lobby day on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. We were... Read More
Agency Rules Are Meant to Be Commented On
Manipulating its executive powers of rule making and rule enforcement, the Trump administration is carving away our rights on issues from healthcare to immigration.... Read More
A Humanist Take on the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
This summer I participated in the US State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on behalf of the American Humanist Association. The event, held... Read More
How (and How Not) to Attend Pride Events as an Ally
For many folks across the United States, this month is synonymous with a celebration of a hard-fought history draped in rainbows. It’s Pride Month!... Read More
The Week in Good News
At a time when Black girls continue to go missing, people are being killed because of their religion, queer kids are dying by bullying-coerced... Read More
Confining Change: Missed Opportunities at Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Conference
I recently had the opportunity to attend Creating Change, the largest annual LGBTQ conference in the country, hosted by the National LGBTQ Task Force... Read More
Marching Forward: Separating Leaders from Their Movements
Humans aren’t perfect. We are, in fact, messy, with contradictory and ill-founded ideas. It follows that our social movements would be messy too. So,... Read More