Straight Parent, Gay Kid
Don’t Infiltrate Your Agenda Onto My Beloved Cartoon Characters!
Anti-LGBT Rights Groups See Tony the Tiger Destroying Traditional Family ValuesBut It Started EarlierIn a definitely more innocent time of late 1950’s, I would sit cross-legged in my flannel pajamas anticipating Mighty Mouse with his cape to come swooping into our living room. Every Saturday a.m., I would wait with bated breath to watch the…
Chief of Apple Takes Bite Out of LGBT Stigmatism
Tim Cook Says He’s Gay Although Tim Cook was out to his friends, on October 30, he made a bold move by announcing that he was gay in a Business Week essay. According to The New York Times of the next day, “no business executive of Mr. Cook’s stature has ever done something like this…
National Forgiveness Day=October 25,2014
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged This year, National Forgiveness Day is celebrated on October 25. It’s a day to forgive and be forgiven. It’s a chance to set things right, to put aside old differences, move beyond grievances and hurts. Human nature is quick to criticize others, find fault to make us feel superior…
26 And Counting
Gay Marriage Gains Momentum in U.S. October 17thIs a Groundbreaking Day This week, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a video message last Friday that the U.S. government would recognize marriages for federal benefits in seven new states: Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Utah. Also, on Friday, a federal judge struck down Arizona’s…
National Coming Out Day:Opportunity to Increase Your Support
Advice Applies for Other 364 Days A Year Last week, I wrote about the meaning of National Coming Out Day, October 11th and gave tips on what parents should say if their child does come out. Today, I’ll suggest tactics that show you care as your child’s greatest supporter. Ways to Be A Straight Ally…
National Coming Out Day Is October 11th
What Is National Coming Out Day? Observed annually, this internationally observed day celebrates coming out and raises awareness of the LGBT+ community and civil rights movement. As part of LGBT history month, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) celebrates individuals who publicly identify as a gender or sexual minority. October 11this the anniversary of the 1987…
Principal Puts Spamalot Into His Spam
Boy, am I glad my child doesn’t attend high school in South Williamsport, Pa.! Otherwise, he would not be allowed to watch a high school production of the Tony-award winning play Spamalot that I saw on Broadway in 2009 after its four- year run. Amusing and clever, the parody was a painless history lesson that…
Who is Caitlin Ryan?
You May Not Know Her Name, But Her Work Has Enlightened Parents Caitlin Ryan is a clinical social worker with a Ph.D. She lives in San Francisco and is a lesbian. If her name sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because she, an Irish Catholic, was the focus of an article in the New York Times, September…
Don’t Overlook Grandparents’ Support
Today is National Grandparents Day. In terms of supporting a family with a GLBTQ child, grandparents can play a major role.Who better than the experienced and enlightened grandparent whose advancing years have mellowed attitudes about everything: “seen and done it all?” Parents Too Close For Objectivity? While the parents, like many, may react with fear,…