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  • Tyler Batson
  • Posted by Tyler Batson
September 14, 2017

Despite the overwhelming reports of the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas...

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  • Tyler Batson
  • Posted by Tyler Batson
May 15, 2017

After I submitted my commentary piece for The Advocate and another article not long after, I pitched this summary of my experience in the successful fight to defeat Ryancare. How in the hell did we manage to succeed against so many odds? It is a subject I've been giving a lot of thought to lately. In the malaise of our most recent election, I instinctively knew to turn to my LGBTQ community. Here's why.

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10 Ways LGBT People Saved Obamacare and Beat Trump

Last month, Ryancare threatened to suspend healthcare for 24 million Americans, including myself. I was at risk of paying $900 per month for my monthly medications. This fight was a matter of life and death, not just for me, but for millions of Americans.

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  • Tyler Batson
  • Posted by Tyler Batson
March 30, 2017

Saddened by “the epidemic of gay loneliness”? Take heart in all the...

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  • Tyler Batson
  • Posted by Tyler Batson
March 30, 2017

Based off of my previous post “Now What? The LGBT Role in...

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  • Tyler Batson
  • Posted by Tyler Batson
November 18, 2016

Our country is suffering a crisis of distrust. How we move forward will require us to ask ourselves what our motivations are every step of the way. Is it a lack of representation? Is it to forge a new political system? Or is it just fear? Now, after witnessing the startlingly successful campaign of a man whose goal seems to be to divide and conquer the whole of these United States along our most sensitive fault lines, President Donald Trump is enjoying his first night in the highest office in the United States of America. As he preens in the Oval Office and leans back into the well worn leather of his new chair, I can't help but ask to ask myself: what is his motivation? After spending 9 years researching peace for my documentary film "A Chance for Peace," I've learned to catch myself before I go down the rabbit hole of trying to find reason in irrational people.

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  • Tyler Batson
  • Posted by Tyler Batson
June 13, 2016

COLORS BLEEDING What happens when colors bleed? They soften and mix and...

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  • Tyler Batson
  • Posted by Tyler Batson
November 14, 2015

Here’s the problem. We care about the comfortable. We value success and...

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