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		<title>Coping Beauty and Mental Health Awareness Month</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 00:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have been out of circulation more than usual. This last year has been hard on my mental health. I am not the only one. We need to talk about that. I just published a book for that conversation. There are so many other things to talk about and we will get to them. So [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Welcoming Poison and A Promise for Consideration</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I became a dues paying member to an organization my child would not be safe in. My continued presence there would hurt my child. There was only one clear choice. I made the right choice and I made a promise. The Promise A few years ago, a former partner and I were enrolled in a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Truth of Bathrooms, Water Fountains, Abortion and Reasonable Conversation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My mom grew up in Chicago and my dad grew up in rural Texas. Shortly after they got married they took a trip to Texas to visit the family. My grandparents took them to the Dallas zoo. While there my mom took a drink from a water fountain. My racist grandmother exclaimed in shock that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Myth of Reasonable Conversation and Reality of Cancel Culture</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Maybe I could get a raise if I just said I identify as a poor black man.” This was said to me by a former boss. She was a middle aged white woman who lived in a nice home and was the director of our facility. I was silent and uncomfortable. She decided to go [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Liberals Hurt At Risk Children to Host Reasonable Microaggressions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I stepped out of the lanai*. Within moments I felt a mosquito bite me, then another, and then another. Within moments I was surrounded. I went from irritation to fear and intense pain. A single mosquito filling it’s tiny body with my blood is one little thing. The experience of the swarm was too much, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Church I Ran Before I Quit Christianity Still Serves The Community&#8230;Pizza!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 03:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My old church is now a Domino’s Pizza! I sat on the curb across the street from the building and laughed like I have not laughed in months. The last vestiges of the legacy of Pastor Pat have died and it was a surprising relief. Freedom from religion is a beautiful thing. The History Of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Progressives Need to Stop Shaming Victims Over Trump&#8217;s Diagnosis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was ten years old when my step father was attacked in a drug deal gone bad. At that age I should not have been aware of what a drug deal gone bad was. At that age I should not have known the horror of molestation at the hands of my stepfather and his best [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Transparent Reflections on National Daughters and Sons Day!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 01:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[National Daughters and Sons day is another example of privilege. Every September 25th and September 28th I see public celebrations of binary children. Many of these public posts are by my friends and family members. Is it as ostentatious or deadly as gender reveal parties? No. Is it something that those with non-binary parents and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Questions? How Do We Know We Are Doing Enough? What is Enough?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 02:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“When my student org was meeting, our president and our faculty advisor, both of whom are black, called the rest of out for not being good enough allies. I’m disappointed that I’m not doing enough for people I care deeply for. When you were working on becoming a better ally to trans folks, what steps [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WWJGD: What Would Justice Ginsburg Do? What now?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick L Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On September 18th of 2020, we lost Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I told my child. We held space for each other. What now? This was the question we asked each other. What now? After that, I made a post on social media in a sensitive manner and spoke with three crying mama bears. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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