Singer/songwriter Brandon Stansell and his partner, Stephen, are engaged! In this Q&A, Brandon tells me how he popped the question with some help from 30 of their closest friends. Of course, Brandon wrote and recorded a new song, “Now I Do,” to mark the big milestone.

I want to share a few ways I’ve been moving forward recently. The muscle memory of resisting Trump 1.0 is coming back as we face the fresh hell of Trump 2.0. Accepting the reality of where we are has helped me mobilize and start to look for the helpers. We may not be in the majority, but we are not powerless. Our rights haven’t been completely stripped away—yet.

Here are the helpers I’ve found, guiding me from darkness to action:

March 21 event celebrating queer voices at City Winery Nashville will benefit Inclusion Tennessee.

As posted to my personal, mostly-abandoned Facebook page on Monday, September 19…