J Katherine Quartararo Author

LGBTQ Nation is an online news magazine and the nation's leading LGBTQ news source, reporting on issues relevant to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer community. The magazine has a pro-LGBTQ point of view, but doesn't shy away from keeping a critical eye on the movement itself. J. Katherine Quartararo's essays have appeared in Hotel Amerika, Quarter After Eight, saltfront: studies in human habit(at), Hobart, and After Happy Hour Review - among others. She is currently based in Detroit and holds an MFA in creative writing from Northern Michigan University. Jim Obergefell is a speaker on LGBTQ+ equality and civil rights. He is the named plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark case of the Supreme Court of the United States which ruled the fundamental right to marriage is guaranteed to same-sex couples. Jim is President of the WebQ Board of Directors and sits on advisory boards for the GLBT Historical Society and Mattachine Society of Washington, DC. He is a past SAGE board member, former Family Equality staff member, co-founder Equality Vines, the first cause-based wine label to support organizations dedicated to equality, as well as co-author of the book Love Wins, published by William Morrow.