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Lindsay Church

Pride. It’s Not a Parade, It’s a March.

I came out of the closet in 2003, a few months after I graduated high school. Before coming out, I remember walking the halls of my high…

5 min readJun 14, 2023

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Pride. It’s Not a Parade, It’s a March.

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Lindsay Church

June’s Story — Candles for June

It’s been two weeks since we embarked on this storytelling journey, telling June’s Story in daily pieces. What started out as an idea to…

3 min readJan 11, 2023

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Lindsay Church

June’s Story — Navigating Grief

With us learning of June’s deformity so early in the pregnancy, it meant that we had to wait between the revelation and our appointment…

4 min readJan 10, 2023

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June’s Story — Lindsay

When Jess and I learned that she was pregnant with June, it was just days after the leaked decision in the Dobbs case. The morning it…

4 min readJan 9, 2023

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June’s Story — Reproductive Rights: Part I

As we started out this storytelling journey, we shared the fear and dread that surrounded Jess’ pregnancy as a result of the looming…

4 min readJan 8, 2023

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June’s Story — Being present with June

And so the waiting began. Though we were hopeful, we both understood the reality of our situation and knew that we might not have much…

5 min readJan 7, 2023

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June’s Story — Fetal Deformities

On Friday July 8, we had a routine ultrasound appointment. The purpose of that appointment was to screen for certain disorders. The…

4 min readJan 6, 2023

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June’s Story — Jess

When we decided to honor June in this way for the two weeks leading up to their due date, we agreed that each of us would have one day to…

2 min readJan 5, 2023

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Shit they don’t tell you about pregnancy: Part II

So there’s the normal stuff about pregnancy that people talk about — “You’ll be really tired.” “You’ll have food aversions.” “Your breasts…

5 min readJan 4, 2023

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June’s Story Day 6 — June is Joy

In the process of starting a family, there were many challenges and some absolutely devastating moments — but it wasn’t always like that.

3 min readJan 3, 2023

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Lindsay Church

Lindsay Church

Lindsay Church (they/them) is the Executive Director and co-founder of Minority Veterans of America, a nonprofit dedicated to changing the veteran narrative.

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