Posts by Wesley Cullen Davidson
What’s Cooking in those Red Kettles?
Do well-meaning people know that by heeding the call of the uniformed bell ringers and dropping money into those red kettles, that they may be supporting homophobia and transphobia? Although…
Read MoreWho Owns The Cake?
Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will hear oral arguments about whether a Colorado baker has the right to refuse making a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The couple,…
Read MoreComing Out: Is It A Good Idea During The Holidays?
Chances are you may see your relatives on few occasions. Thanksgiving may be one of them. Christmas may be the other. You don’t want to upset the tone of the…
Read MoreIt’s National Transgender Awareness Week, Nov. 13-17
Did you know that: · The F.B.I. released hate crime statistics for 2016 and highlighted the ongoing epidemic of anti-transgender violence in the U.S. · In 2016, advocates tracked 23…
Read MoreNovember is National Adoption Month
I have two adopted children: a son, born in 1983, and a daughter, born in 1988. Both were closed adoptions of infants through a well-known adoption agency in Manhattan. I…
Read MoreOctober is National Bullying Prevention Month
As an integral part of National Bullying Prevention Month, tomorrow is Spirit Day. Does your child’s school have a GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance), partake in GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network)…
Read MoreWhy Do We Have National Coming Out Day?
National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBTQ Awareness Day on October 11. It actually started on 1987 with the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Observed…
Read MoreHow To Be An Ally At Home
This week (September 25-29) K-12 students will celebrate Ally Week in schools across the United States. Sponsored by GLSEN.org, (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) students will have activities that will…
Read MoreTips for Straight Parents of LGBT Kids during Bisexual Awareness Week
Bisexual Awareness Week was this past week and ends today, September 24, 2017. Yesterday was National Bisexual Day. This day and week celebrates bisexuals who make up more than 50%…
Read MoreWhen The School Personnel Are The Bullies
What’s A Parent To Do? Schools must do all it can to help stop and prevent bullying it knows or should have known was happening in their district. Otherwise, the…
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