Straight Parent, Gay Kid
How Do You Make Your Child’s School An Ally?
Great! You’ve been doing your duty of making your child an ally at home. You’ve taught how to outsmart bullies, online and in person. But how do you make the school an ally, especially when you’re not there to see the violations? Here are some tips: Include your child in the problem-solving. If he’s included,…
Sad girl and supporting friends trying to solve a problem. Two sad diverse women talking at home. Female friends supporting each other. Problems, friendship and care concept
How to Outwit Your Child’s Bullies at School
Last week, I wrote about cyberbullying and how it affects your family. I also gave tips on how to protect your child during National Bullying Prevention Month (October). It’s important to know how to teach your kids to confront bullies in person. School has started and the bullies are in session with your kids. Is…
October is Bullying Prevention Month
Perhaps, one of the most famous cyberbullying cases involved a Rutgers Freshman, Tyler Clementi a talented musician who happened to be gay. In 2010, Tyler was humiliated and shamed when his roommate Dharun Ravi activated a secret video camera to record Tyler’s sexual relations and streamed it to others on the campus. This cyber-harassment lead…
LGBT History Month Oct. 1-31
LGBT History Month is an annual month-long observance that takes place in October. It was founded in 1994 by a Missouri high school teacher named Rodney Wilson. Its purpose is to showcase the achievements of gay icons as well as the gay and civil rights movements. It combats prejudice against the LGBT community. Some Questions…
What R.B.G. did for gender equality. Parents of LGBT Kids Are Indebted.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in 2015,” liberal icon and pioneer Ruth Bader Ginsburg advanced LGBTQ rights. In 1993, President William Clinton nominated her to the High Court. She, replacing retiring Bryon White, took her oath of office from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquest at…
The World Needs Bisexual Awareness Week September 16-23
Bisexuals make up the largest portion of the LGBTQ+ community (40% of America), according to data from the Pew Research Center. However, society tries to erase them. How? The Bisexual Resource Center (BRC), America’s oldest national bisexual organization in Boston, reports that this community experiences significantly higher rates of physical, sexual, mental and social health. …
Who is Marsha P. Johnson and Why It Matters
After high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Marsha P. Johnson, born Malcolm Michaels, Jr. in 1945, moved to New York City with $15 in his pocket. He couldn’t wait to leave New Jersey. Wearing dresses at age six, he was ridiculed. He identified as gay, but back then in 1951, “gay” was not a common…
Moving Towards Equality For The Trans Community
According to cnn.com at least twenty-two people, mostly black trans people, have been killed in 2019. Believe or not, these numbers may be low as no U.S. jurisdiction or agency routinely collects information about a person’s gender identity when they die. The Williams Institute, a think tank focusing on LGBT policy at UCLA School of…
Long Before Edie Windsor, Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Fought For Gay Rights
Edith Windsor’s same-sex marriage fight led to an important Landmark Ruling, in 2013, although it was limited to thirteen states and District of Columbia. It declared the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and was signed by President Clinton. The bill defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman. In essence, Windsor,…
Don’t Think They Have To Choose!
Male Bisexuality is Real According to Multiple Studies At Four Universities The Advocate.com came to this conclusion after reviewing data from eight studies conducted between 2000 and 2019 at Northwestern, the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, the University of Essex in the United Kingdom, and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The…