A Letter (and recipe!) from Deputy Director, Ammon Medina

You’ll have the opportunity to join us at the legislature this coming session on February 13th, 2026 for Equality Day. This will be the largest showing of support for LGBTQ rights we’ve ever attempted. 

This obviously comes at a tumultuous time for the state and the Nation. I’ve been overwhelmed by never-ending, horrendous headlines. I’ve felt stuck and helpless. I’m sure I’m not alone in this feeling.

You can help alleviate this feeling by standing shoulder to shoulder with us at the Capitol on Equality Day. We’ll rally in front of The Capitol and show how many Wyomingites know that we stand for one another's liberties, for small government that doesn’t tell parents how to parent, how we are allowed to navigate our own medical decisions, who we are allowed to be. If you feel similarly, please come stand with us.

We’re doing all we can to remove barriers. We’ll have a hotel block rate for the day. If that’s not in your budget right now, we’re partnering with local faith leaders to put people up for the night at the churches. We’ll provide potluck meals. 

Watch for our email with a form to sign up. We’ll need a good headcount to provide accommodations and resources for everyone coming. 

You and I can make a difference. In a time where I feel helpless far too often, this event means the world to me. It’s a chance to make my feelings heard. No matter what policy is considered or passed, no matter how this legislature targets with their theater. We will be heard. Come make yourself heard with us. You will make a difference. Every additional voice will make a difference. 

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Joy in trying times is doubly precious. We’ll be chasing joy with as many who care to join us on May 2nd, 2026. A couple years back we held the Allies and Advocates Gala. It was a night to remember. We’re bringing that back.

This won’t be a stuffy night of long-winded speeches, formal doings, or anything like that.

We’ll do my favorite things: We’ll get all gussied up for a theme. We’ll share good food and good drinks. We’ll dance. We’ll collect your donations for the impact we work hard to deliver all year round: protecting LGBTQ Wyomingites, shifting hearts and minds, building broad and inclusive communities. 

It’ll be a party and yet another way to take action for the community we all build. A community that stands together across identity, belief, and party. 

We’re going to celebrate the Wyoming we all know. The one some are trying to tell us doesn’t exist, but we all know what Wyoming is, who Wyomingites are.. And we’re going to celebrate the real Wyoming. We’ll celebrate. 

I hope to see you at all of these events. 

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The other night I cooked up some mole with my daughter. I used some peppers I snagged at a farmer’s market and then dehydrated to preserve their use far into the cold weather, but you can use whatever dehydrated peppers you’d like. 

3 ancho peppers

2 guajillo peppers

Toast these in a hot pan. They’ll soften up and lightly brown. Take off the stems and take out the seeds. Then throw them in a small pot of boiling water. Boil peppers until soft. 

A sliver of cinnamon stick

1 clove

½ t cumin seeds

1 T oregano

4 coriander seeds

2 allspice pods

1 tsp black pepper (I used some szechuan and black pepper corns)

A good sliver of onion diced fine

2 garlic cloves smashed

Toast all these spices. If you have a molcajete, grind them all together after toasting. If you don’t, get a molcajete. It’s an investment that builds the complexity of the flavor of your spices with every use. Failing that, grind them together in a food processor or blender.

Combine the peppers, the spices, and a good pour of the water the peppers boiled in.

Splash of good oil (I used olive oil, but butter, beef tallow, ghee, lard, or whatever fat you have on hand would all add a different wonderful dimension to the sauce)

1 oz dark chocolate

I used dark chocolate chips. I added a bit at a time because I don’t like it very sweet. But add in a bit at a time until you hit your preference.

Salt to taste with a good sea salt, though a smoked salt would add another dimension. 

My family can’t take the spice I like. If it’s too spicy, add a bit of sugar or piloncillo to tone it down. 

I served this up with some yellow and red bell pepper, onion, and chicken thigh sliced thin to cook quickly. I sprinkled sesame seeds on top when serving. 

I toasted up a mess of corn tortillas and placed them in my tortilla warming pouch until I could wrangle the whole family together to eat. 

Send in a picture or review if you make it. I’d love to hear what you think as it is my own recipe I whipped up on a cold autumn evening.