Jason Collins represented something far greater than basketball. He represented courage, authenticity, and the freedom to finally live your truth in a world that for so long made so many of us feel we had to hide parts of ourselves to survive.

“My son will never be hungry,” the Fish Lady told me after we discussed the price of haddock. “I will always have a variety of things to eat in the house for him.”

Wilton Manors has long told itself a flattering story about inclusion. We point to the rainbow crosswalks and new bike racks on Wilton Drive. We point to our elected officials and our Pride parades and our long tradition of LGBTQ+ nightlife and community. And much of that story is true and worth celebrating.

The barely acknowledged silver lining in Trump’s war in Iran is that it has pushed 30% of the world’s economic power into a race toward renewable energy. Trump, in attacking Iran, has created the biggest energy crisis in modern history. The International Energy Agency describes the current shock as “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.”