Susan Buttenwieser
Writer, teaching artist, freelance journalist
BOOKShort StoriesArticles and EssaysRecordingsBio
Writer, teaching artist, freelance journalist
BOOKShort StoriesArticles and EssaysRecordingsBioJanuary 16, 2020
No federal law explicitly prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ people at work, in housing, education, credit, or in public places. Without this legislation, LGBTQ people are left to navigate a patchwork of state and local protections...
November 20, 2019
In January, the Trump Administration began implementing the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) policy, requiring asylum seekers at the San Ysidro port of entry near San Diego to remain in Mexico for the duration of their immigration proceedings...
October 09, 2019
Faced with a surge of abortion bans this year, pro-choice advocates and health care providers are working tirelessly to find ways to continue to provide abortion care and also widen the network of support...
May 30, 2019
Among the chorus of outrage over the recent spate of extreme abortion bans are pro-choice religious leaders, a highly visible component of the growing activism fighting back. They are seizing on the opportunity they have to reach people...
Eighteen-month-old. 1. Enter filled-to-capacity, shade-deprived, concrete recreational area...
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