Straight Parent, Gay Kid
Another Attempt At Erasing The Transgendered
First, it was the states’ trying to ban the federal protections that Obama put in place under Title IX barring discrimination and sexual orientation. In 2016, the Department of Education required schools to allow transgender students to use the restroom or locker room of their choice. If a school didn’t comply, it could risk losing…
Not Coming Out on LGBTQ Awareness Day
October 11 is the 30th annual LGBTQ Awareness Day. The purpose of the day is to make LGBTQ orientation more familiar to the public, reduce bullying, and help foster allies in the fight for equality. Although it would be ideal if everyone felt he could come out, the LGBT child has his own timeline. Tempting…
How To Make Your Child Comfortable So He Will Come Out To You
It always helps if you have discussed what the gender spectrum means beforehand in your home. It will not only show that you are a hip parent who is cognizant of what is going in the non cis-gender culture, but that you can be trusted to be open-minded. When having these discussions, don’t assume that…
Don’t Forget the Feelings of Your LGBT’s Siblings!
Your LGBT child many not be the only one in the family who is getting bullied at school. If your LGBT son or daughter is out at school and bullied as a result, chances are their sibling is being harassed as well. As a parent, you want to find out what the sibling endures at…
Are LGBTQ Teens Better Off Today?
New Study by HRC/UConn. Shows LGBTQ Feel Anxious and Depressed! The Human Rights Campaign jointly with the University of Connecticut released their findings last May of the survey done of 12,000 LGBTQ 13 to 17 year-olds across the United States. https://www.teenvogue.com/…/new-study-shows-lgbtq-youth-feel-anxious-and-depressed/ The results revealed that most of these LGBTQ teens are experiencing extreme levels of anxiety and…
When The Birds and Bees Only Fly Straight
As the parent of an LGBT child, you may not want to leave sex education to your child’s middle or high school. In San Diego, parents picket sex education at their schools because they don’t find mention of anal sex, masturbation appropriate for middle schoolers. In conservative Orange County, California, parents can withdraw consent for…
If Straight Parents Don’t March, Are We Tolerating, But Not Accepting?
June is considered GAY PRIDE MONTH, but not everywhere. However, you demonstrate acceptance, it should be at your own comfort level. Many LGBT people themselves do not feel it is necessary to be a crusader for gay rights just as some straight parents don’t want to march during the Gay Parades held in major cities….
The Baker, The Cake, and The Couple Who Ate Crow
Last Monday, the Supreme Court decided the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission No. 16-11. With just two dissenters, Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayer, the Court ruled in favor of Jack Phillips, the Christian baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple, Charlie Craig and Dave Mullins who were married…