By Nancy Ford You know, I’ve been writing this What a World column for almost half of my life. Sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly, sometimes biweekly, since 1988. On average, that comes to approximately 806 columns, or 644,800 words that I humbly hope have brought you, dearest WAW reader, a bit of insight, inspiration, and maybe

By Nancy Ford “I love Pride. It may be my single most favorite day of the year. Because it’s the day we all come together to celebrate love…. I don’t march in the Boston Pride Parade. I dance.” —U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful, Elizabeth Warren. Via HuffPost.com “U banned transgenders from serving in military. U

By Nancy Ford Good news, dear WAW readers! Dear Leader — uh, I mean, President Donald Trump has apparently had a reversal of conscience when it comes to equality for LGBT citizens! On May 31, in between his tweets promoting Fox News and digitally screaming “NO COLLUSION! NO OBSTRUCTION!”, Trump tossed out this astonishing announcement:

By Nancy Ford I need a support group for separation anxiety. After all of the births, deaths, battles, betrayals, improbable weddings — all often unfolding in made-up languages — it’s time say goodbye to one of my favorite television series. No — not Game of Thrones. I’m talking about The Big Bang Theory. That’s right:

By Nancy Ford It was a grey, rainy Friday afternoon (surprise!) in Houston. All of my mundane obligations for the week had been met, so I decided to treat myself to a glass of wine and an indulgent Netflix session. Efficiently, I was able to merge the two concepts together with Wine Country. Its crisp,

By Nancy Ford “Yes, I thought she was a boy, too. Until she looked at me when she was three years old and said, ‘I am not a boy!’ So there you go! I have two beautiful daughters who, just like any parent, I want to protect and I want to see thrive. They were

By Nancy Ford Dear Karen, Hey girl, hey. I’ve been meaning to write to you for some time, ever since you officially became the “Second Lady” of these United States. That can’t be an easy job. For one, how pleasant can it be to have to endure the constant comparison to First Lady Melania Trump?

By Nancy Ford “You don’t often [hear about radical girl groups], and my heart skipped a beat. And I thought, ‘Oh my God, there’s hope for the future.’ And I just had to find out what they were about. I just thought, ‘These women are inspiration, they’re real, they’re human. They have real incredible, busy

By Nancy Ford “At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle this week, not just one but two new cases of patients who tentatively show signs of being cured (of HIV) were presented. The second and third patients are so-called the ‘London Patient’ and the ‘Dusseldorf Patient’ who both saw the disease go into remission

By Nancy Ford Warm up your recliner and toss that flat popcorn bag in the microwave, friends, because once again it’s time for the Oscars. I have to admit, I could just as easily skip the big show this year. I can’t imagine any awards show could top Brandi Carlile’s appearance at this year’s Grammy