Over the past few weeks, we have been bombarded with stories in the news, Facebook feeds and Twitter notifications regarding anti-gay and anti-transgender laws and policies being passed by one state after another. To read the stories, and more importantly reading the comment sections, one would be lead to believe that men dress in women's clothing only to gain access to the ladies room and attack unsuspecting and weak women or girls. The sad fact is, the hysteria being create

Is there any hope that we as a planet will ever know the true meaning of peace? Is it possible to live one's life without fear of what others will think? Will being gay one day no longer be an issue? Can the religions of the world ever come together and understand that we walk different paths with the same ultimate destination? These are questions that I ask myself often though the answer never seems to come. I find myself trolling Twitter and Facebook, reading the stories an