Hi, I’m Mike De Socio. I’m an independent journalist based in upstate New York, telling stories about the change-makers shaping our world.
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As part of Scouting America’s very public battle with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the organization has quietly scrapped plans for LGBTQ+ and other community spaces at this summer’s National Jamboree. Catherine Peluso, who until recently was the Jamboree Belonging Lead, told me that the Jamboree Community Spaces
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Hello, dear readers. I’m popping back into your inbox to let you know about a very special event coming up in a couple of weeks. On June 11 at 5:30 p.m., I’ll be joining two of the people I profile in my book, James Dale and
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"Fortunately, it’s not a historic thing that we’re doing. We’ve done this before. The OA community is starting to recognize and expect our community space," says Corey Channell.