By Ramin Herath, 2019 Luce 24 Under 24 Award Recipient Through my personal experience, young leadership is extremely crucial in fighting the many issues we still face as a global community today. For example,the education gap between developed countries and developing countries is staggering, especially when viewed from the gender perspective. Long Island, N.Y. In basically […]
Tag Archives: Gay Marriage
Supreme Court Opens Same-Sex Marriage to All Fifty States
Washington, D.C. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry anywhere in the country, essentially invalidating laws in some states barring same-sex marriage. Here’s how people reacted to the news. Photo courtesy of Tom Morris, WikiCommons. Graphic issued today from the White House. Tweet
Photo of the Day – Gay Pride After Historic Supreme Court Ruling
Washington, D.C. Supporters of same-sex marriage in the United States won two victories Wednesday at the Supreme Court with potentially far-reaching legal and political consequences. Just after the decisions were made public, chants of “USA” and “thank you” from gay marriage supporters filled the air outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. In a five-to-four […]
The Two Krishnas: A Novel You Can’t Ignore
New York, N.Y. When I was a freshman in college I moved into the international dorm and was faced with people from around the world who spoke English better than I. Many of them frequently used vocabulary twice the size of my own. As I began the novel The Two Krishnas, I was reminded of […]
NYC Gay Pride Parade 2011 Unlike Others: Marriage
New York, NY. A sea change in New York Although I have attended the NYC Pride Parade since 1983 – many as a marshal – this one was different. As the lesbian on motorcycles thundered into view down Fifth Avenue I did something I had not done in 28 years. I burst into tears. After […]
The Stewardship Report Announces Editorial Calendar
New York, N.Y. A bright new face has been added to the crowded Web, drawing a large readership and uploading more than 900 stories in its first twelve weeks. Still in soft-launch, The Jim Luce Stewardship Report (JLSR) is focused on “Connecting Goodness.” Covering Faces, Issues, World Affairs, Life Style, the Arts, and Video, JLSR offers articles […]
Micah Kellner: Harvey Milk Lives — in Albany
“I receive $400 a month from my pension, but have lost my public housing since I retired. I must now pay $1,300 each month for my apartment. I also need to pay for healthcare. What can I do? What can I do?!” – Translated from Mandarin, a senior from NYC’s Chinatown, bearing witness in Micah Kellner’s […]
