How her new book celebrates the resilience of those who triumph against all odds·        The history of gay women·        Her journey of concealing her identity and how the exhausting performance was the price of pursuing a medical career including her time at Harvard·        The stats which include: nearly 1 in 10 adults identify as LGBTLQ+·        The importance of visibility and the ongoing fight for equality·        The significance of Pride Month and June 28 About the book: Jo, a driven environmental attorney based in Washington, DC, and Lauren, a spirited young woman from Britain on a journey of self-discovery, find themselves in a serendipitous encounter at a lively London pub in 1981. Their brief yet profound connection generates a whirlwind of emotions, but the vast ocean, Jo's career aspirations, and immigration hurdles thwart their burgeoning romance. Fast-forward 22 years, and Lauren and her partner travel from Europe to visit Jo in her San Francisco home. The reunion is electric, rekindling a storm of emotions neither can suppress. Amid the majestic backdrops of Yosemite National Park and the Pacific Northwest, old passions can’t be denied, leading to dramatic confrontations and painful revelations. Jo and Lauren are irresistibly drawn to each other. But there is no country in which they can legally live together. 

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