Archive for May 2016
This Memorial Day, We Remember Those Who Served, Those Who Couldn’t Serve
Today, I am remembering my grandfather, born 1887, who received Belgian’s Croix de Guerre, my great grandfather, a Lieutenant in the Coast Guard Navy during the Spanish American War, who received a Congressional Medal of Honor, and my husband, who received a Purple Heart for his injuries inflicted during operating a helicopter during the Tet…
Read MoreMay Is Mental Health Awareness Month, But Not Every State Honors It
Tennessee and Mississippi Have Discriminatory Laws Last month, Republican Governor Bill Haslam of Tennessee signed into law House Bill 1840 that legalizes discrimination against LGBT people. The law allows counselors to cite religious beliefs for refusing services to LGBT patients. Originally, the terminology of the bill allowed for “sincerely held beliefs,” but the state House…
Read MoreMay Is Mental Health Awareness Month
Are YOUR LGBT Kids Mentally Healthy? Does your child attend class regularly or does he cut class once a month, as GLSEN (Gay Straight Lesbian Education Network) studies show, because he feels unsafe at school? Is she bullied in school, and cyberbullied 24/7? A new study published last January in the American Journal of Public…
Read MoreMother’s Role in Supporting Gay Youth Is Vital!
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. With all the joys and frustrations of motherhood, don’t you sometimes feel as if we mothers should receive a Congressional Medal of Honor? But I’ll compromise with flowers, a card, and a good breakfast. While unconditional love from both parents is important for a gay child to thrive, it was my…
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