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James Brandon produced and played the central role of Joshua in the international tour of Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi for a decade, and is Co-Director of the documentary film based on their journey: Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption. He's Co-Founder of the I AM Love Campaign, an arts-based initiative bridging the faith-based and LGBTQ2+ communities, and serves on the Board, as well as the Powwow Steering Committee, for Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) in San Francisco. He's also a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, spent a summer at Deer Park Monastery studying Zen Buddhism, and deepened his yogic practice in Rishikesh, India. Brandon is a contributing writer for Huffington Post, Believe Out Loud, and Spirituality an ...more

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James Brandon On December 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association changed history.

After a long and rigorous, seemingly insurmountable battle fought by the Ga…moreOn December 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association changed history.

After a long and rigorous, seemingly insurmountable battle fought by the Gay Liberation Movement, the APA officially declassified homosexuality as a mental illness. Simply put: if you identified as queer, for the first time in recorded history you were considered "normal."

This pioneering moment in time is considered by most to be the birth of the modern LGBTQ2+ Movement. And yet, as a queer person myself, I'm embarrassed to say I knew very little about it.

I was first introduced to this when a friend sent me an episode of This American Life, titled “81 words.” In it the narrator tells the story of her grandfather, one member of the APA's Committee, who would eventually decide the fate of millions of humans. It's a profound, layered, and dramatic account of that time (and of the emotional roller coaster both sides screamed on), and beautifully captures the many integral voices that impacted this moment.

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James Brandon Hi Georgia! Thank you so much for your kindness! I'm so happy their story resonated with you!

To answer your question: Hmmmmm....

I'd have to answer you…moreHi Georgia! Thank you so much for your kindness! I'm so happy their story resonated with you!

To answer your question: Hmmmmm....

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“Carole King sings on the radio. A white cop beams a light through the window. The little boy’s father is dragged out of the car.” He yells, punching the wind with his words. “Crunching. Beating. Screaming. ‘Shut the fuck up, Injun, go back to your land!’ ‘This is my land!’ ‘Don’t you talk back to us!’” Pools of sweat drip from his forehead. “More screaming. Crunching. Beating. The little boy crawls in the back seat, curls up, cries. The cops drive away. A huge dust cloud blows all around the father and son. The little boy opens the back door. He looks down. His father lies in a river of blood. His eyes, dilated. The little boy’s superhero was dead.”
― James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me

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