LGBTQ Bereaved Spouses Seek Solace

LGBTQ Bereaved Spouses Seek Solace

by Kevyn Burger. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. After surviving a heart attack and a cancer diagnosis, Carol Riddell feared being kept alive by machines more than she feared death itself. The retired teacher had made her end-of-life wishes clear to...
LGBTQ+ Chosen Family: Priceless!

LGBTQ+ Chosen Family: Priceless!

Can you imagine not having access to your loved one enduring a lengthy hospital stay? Can you imagine being strategically left out of the end of life decisions for your partner or significant other? Do you have the legal standing necessary to handle your partner or...
What’s Behind My Mother’s Obsession With Food?

What’s Behind My Mother’s Obsession With Food?

by Jaya Padmanabhan. This article originally appeared in India Currents. “What did you eat today?” my mother, Sarada, begins her phone conversation with my twenty-three-year-old daughter in New York. When my daughter explains that she made rasam and sautéed...