Chrissy Stroop is a writer, speaker, and scholar who was raised in an evangelical Christian family. She publishes The Bugbear Dispatch and co-owns The Flytrap, an independent feminist news outlet. Her areas of expertise include the American right wing, the history of anti-LGBTQ politics, evangelical culture, and Russian history.
Anoosh Jorjorian is chair of the Davis Phoenix Coalition and directs the organization’s immigrant and LGBTQ+ family programs. They also lead educational programs and parenting trainings designed to support LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and the broader community.
Last weekend, Corner Drug in Woodland was targeted in an apparent anti-LGBTQ hate incident. Anti-gay slurs were written on one of the store’s windows, while another window displaying rainbow stickers was smashed.