“Have you ever been to a LGBT Pride parade?” – Dear Sugar

June is Pride Month to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. This event sparked the civil rights movement for the LGBTQ community.  Each year following this historic event, marches and parades are organized across the country to honor the courage of the original Stonewall participants. In her advice column, “Dear Sugar” describes …Read More

Dear Sugar’s Advice on Life and Love

Dear Sugar, WTF, WTF, WTF? I’m asking this question as it applies to everything every day. Best, WTF This is the letter that launched the “Dear Sugar” advice column on TheRumpus.net as something new and different. In an uncharacteristic style for an advice column, Sugar begins with deep personal sharing and “radical empathy.” She walks …Read More