Ah, Lisa, I am so glad you gave this beautiful speech a home here at Broadview. We miss you Kate, and wish you happiness and fulfillment in whatever you do next!
What an excellent speech! She spoke directly to the political speech issue, while including many allusions to other issues, including the one that brought us to this substack. I hope that her wise words will help guide these young people to have the independence and courage to call out the naked emperors in their midst.
I love the thought that embracing disagreement will often show us to be the naked emperor, rather than the impudent girl pointing out the obvious. Kate Parker makes a hard point with humor and grace. Brava!
Lisa this is fantastic. I wish my daughter had had that wisdom at her high school graduation. Oh that’s right she couldn’t. She was a high school 2020 senior so there was no such thing as graduation. Only the tearing away of her heart from her friends and the place where she spent 12 years. That was the beginning of her decline into transgender hell. I think maybe hell might be preferable to what my family has been through in the past four years. Mine and thousands of others. Thank you for sharing. Maybe one day I can impart some of these words to her.
Ah, Lisa, I am so glad you gave this beautiful speech a home here at Broadview. We miss you Kate, and wish you happiness and fulfillment in whatever you do next!
What an excellent speech! She spoke directly to the political speech issue, while including many allusions to other issues, including the one that brought us to this substack. I hope that her wise words will help guide these young people to have the independence and courage to call out the naked emperors in their midst.
I love the thought that embracing disagreement will often show us to be the naked emperor, rather than the impudent girl pointing out the obvious. Kate Parker makes a hard point with humor and grace. Brava!
What a gentle way to bring in the concept of speaking truth to power through the classic Hans Christian Anderson story.
Thank you for sharing. That must have been a very challenging time in the SB school district.
So lovely! Thanks for sharing it with us. It was a balm for me today.
Lisa this is fantastic. I wish my daughter had had that wisdom at her high school graduation. Oh that’s right she couldn’t. She was a high school 2020 senior so there was no such thing as graduation. Only the tearing away of her heart from her friends and the place where she spent 12 years. That was the beginning of her decline into transgender hell. I think maybe hell might be preferable to what my family has been through in the past four years. Mine and thousands of others. Thank you for sharing. Maybe one day I can impart some of these words to her.
Beautiful speech, Kate! It’s so good to hear your voice again. And thank you to Lisa for sharing.
Brava, Kate!