Archive for October 2016
What’s With The Profiles This Week?
This week, I noticed that Facebook people had turned their profiles gray, black or white. I thought they might have done this for upcoming Halloween. Upon closer observation, I learned that those faces had turned color for National Asexual Awareness Week, celebrated October 23-29th this year. Listen, Believe and Respect Founded in 2010 by Sara…
Read MoreThe Color Purple: No, Not That One!
Last week, my Facebook profile was purple. So was my Twitter icon. Why?And what was that Spirit Day that many used as a hashtag? History of Spirit Day… Spirit Day began in 2010 by Brittany McMillan, a Canadian teenager who wanted to show her solidarity and support for LGBT youth by wearing purple. Spirit Day…
Read MoreIs Religion Getting In The Way of Coming Out?
Last week, I was invited to a Pride Club at a Catholic College in Westchester County. October is National Coming Out month and I was at the college to answer questions from club members about how to come out to parents. As a gay son’s straight mother who had written an advice book When Your…
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