Coming of age, 21...Western States Center has over the years unlocked the secrets of the progressive movement for thousands of seekers across the west.

When I joined the Equality State Policy Center in 2005 after a career in journalism, I knew a lot about government and how it works and I knew a lot about Wyoming. I didn't know much about advocacy, knew damn little about running a nonprofit organization, and, it seems, had not explored some of those remote corners of my own sensibilities about race, diversity, immigration, and GLBT issues.