Posts by Wesley Cullen Davidson
It’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…
Read MoreJoey Slivinski & Thomas Swartz “Most likely to Succeed” (in my book anyway)
In most high schools across America, yearbooks contain quotes under seniors’ pictures. You’re familiar with the common ones: “The only way to have a friend is to be one,” or…
Read MoreThe Bells Are Ringing For You and Your Child
After what seems like a long summer recess, parents often look forward to their children returning to school. But not so for their children, if they are LGBT. For them,…
Read MoreSex Ed. From Teen Vogue More Inclusive Than Schools’ Versions
On July 7th, the popular Teen Vogue, aimed at 12-17 year-olds, published an online article “Anal Sex: What You Need to Know/How To Do It The Right Way that has…
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