Straight Parent, Gay Kid
Conversion Therapy Busted With 20/20 Undercover Investigation
Last night, I watched with horror the testimony of gay boy named Lucas who ran away from a Restoration Youth Camp in Alabama. His adoptive Christian parents from Naples, Florida sent him to an unlicensed pray-the-gay-away camp because they couldn’t deal with his homosexuality. Lucas ultimately ran away from the camp as he was beaten,…
U.S. History’s First
When Gavin Grimm’s ACLU lawyers argue his case, Gloucester County School Board vs. G.G., scheduled for March 28th, it will be the first major decision on whether transgender people are covered under sex discrimination law. Grimm’s case is arguing that his high school’s policy violates Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex…
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939 Mr. Gavin Grimm Goes to Washington, 2017
In the popular movie of 1939, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Gary Cooper plays an unassuming honest senator from Montana who takes on corrupt Washington politicians. This week, a shy, humble and determined seventeen year-old high school student from Gloucester, Virginia, Gavin Grimm travelled to Washington with his mother to be the lead plaintiff in…
Who Are You Going To Trust? Not Ghost Busters!
It’s hard to trust the liberal media. BuzzFeed is not honest-to-God news. The President tweets on four hours of sleep. We were told last Tuesday that President Trump will maintain workplace protections for gays and lesbians instituted during the Obama Administration yet supposedly leaks within the hallowed halls of the White House said they Trump…
Finally, the Boy Scouts of America are Catching Up with the Girl Scouts!
“A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent and now, as of January 30, 2017, his troop includes transgenders. This all came about because a mother sued because her transgender boy was excluded from a New Jersey Scouting unit. Because of her staunch opposition, the issue…
Heeding Martha & The Vandellas’s Advice
“… Oh, it doesn’t matter what you wear, just as long as you are there. “Dancing in the Streets,” a number one hit in 1964, wanted the world to be one big block party. Two nights ago, 200 people took to the streets outside of now V-P Mike Pence’s rented house in Chevy Chase, Maryland…
What’s The Hidden Picture In Highlights?
Our kids, then 6 and 11, used to pour over their Highlights for Children received in the mail. Of course, they could have read Highlights in their elementary school library, but it seemed special to them to receive their very own copy! We did some of the crafts and puzzles, and, of course, read the…
New Year’s Resolution: Accept Your Child’s Sexual Orientation
Don’t Assume You Know Best! If your child comes out, believe his/her/they. Who would know better? Don’t try to second guess them or try to convert them to heterosexuality. These efforts fail, according to research. In order to love them unconditionally, support them and their attempts to be true-to-themselves. Suggestions for Accepting If you have…
Coming Out: Don’t Spring It On Your Relatives During Holidays
Chances are you may see your relatives on few occasions: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and possibly a milestone birthday. You don’t want to upset the tone of the holidays by injecting a life-altering announcement that will either elicit a million questions or silence your guests who are unprepared for such news. You don’t want to usurp and…