Rachel Deitch
Posts by Rachel Deitch (page 5)
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
Crisis vs. Opportunity: Insights from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
'Tis the season for end-of-year conferences, retreats, annual meetings, and summits. And boy, am I aglow. As members of the Leadership Conference on Civil... Read More
It Happens Here: Sexism, Harassment, Assault, and Apologists
This is the second appearance of a new semi-regular column, “It Happens Here,” challenging humanists to reflect on adversity and trauma in our own community,... Read More
Allowing Difference, Pursuing Equality: Latinx Humanist Alliance Has Launched
In preparation for the launch of the American Humanist Association’s newest affinity alliance, the Latinx Humanist Alliance (LHA), AHA Social Justice Coordinator Rachel Deitch... Read More