There is hope!

There is hope!

When a child comes out, there is often a lot of confusion, guilt, shame and so many questions. We wonder if we will ever get to a point of being happy to have an LGBTQ child. We’d be satisfied to just be okay and not feel how we feel at the moment. But there is hope!...

Using the term lifestyle

Using the term lifestyle

More and more kids are coming out and more and more parents are reaching out to me for support. I’m so happy I have a safe place to offer them where they can get the support they need from other parents of LGBTQ kids. Many of them are using the term lifestyle when...

Learning about Pronouns

Learning about Pronouns

This post was originally published in 2016. It bears repeating! As I was growing up in the 50’s and 60’s (yes, I’m THAT old!) we never thought about pronouns. Boys were he and him and girls were she and her. We didn’t even know what it meant to be transgender. The...

The way a parent reacts & safe-sex

The way a parent reacts & safe-sex

Below is a post from October of 2016. It bears repeating when so many more kids are coming out. We all know that the way a parent reacts when a child comes out can have many implications in that child’s life. A recent study now shows that gay and bisexual youth who...

Actors

Actors

Not too long ago I read an article about Halle Barry being cast as a transgender man. There was quite a bit of backlash. She finally backed out of the role, saying on Twitter, "As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role, and...

Black Trans Lives Matter

Black Trans Lives Matter

I’ve been watching the Black Lives Matter movement and while I knew that black trans women were targets of violence and murder, I didn’t realize just how widespread the problem was. After watching 13th, the documentary of the impact of the criminal justice system on...

Then and Now

Then and Now

Five years ago, almost to the day, another Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. I remember waiting and hoping, afraid to be optimistic. When the decision came down, I was sitting along in my house and I screamed and cheered and cried. It had been my...

LGBTQ & BLM

LGBTQ & BLM

LGBTQ & BLM. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. Black Lives Matter. I have been an advocate and worked for LGBTQ rights for many years. I have a vested interest in that cause. My son is gay. It is very personal to me. While I’ve had many African...

A checklist for parents of a LGBTQ teen

A checklist for parents of a LGBTQ teen

10 things you can do when your son or daughter comes out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.

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