We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. We’re In “Progressive” Vermont

Ava Lafferty
May 30, 2021

Despite its reputation as a liberal/progressive Mecca bordering on Nirvana, that’s not the reality of Vermont living. Mostly rural, often culturally isolated with more Trumpistas than a liberal nightmare might conjure, what you see in the big city called Burlington and the wealthy ski enclave of Stowe ain’t what ya get living here. For those of us in the LGBTQ+ community, the daily dangers of living in Vermont are all too real.

In the weeks ahead, we’ll look at the relevant issues we face while attempting to create a more just and inclusive community locally and nationally based on the rule of law equally applied to all.

Lyndonville, VT During the 2020 Presidential Campaign

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Ava Lafferty

Trans-woman. Semi-retired lawyer and educator. LGBTQ+ advocate. Resident of the Green Mtn. State