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It’s Men’s Health Month & Week
June 15-21, 2015 is Men’s Health Week this year. What does that mean? It encourages early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Through the media, it gives…
“June Is Busting Out All Over”
Marriage, roses, graduations, and once again, Pride events and Parades in major U.S. cities, they all signal June. However, unlike the first three harbingers of summer, not all GLBT persons…
The Legacy of Bullying
It pained me to watch Jane Clementi talk on June 7th about her life since the death of her gay suicidal son. “I’m not even near healed,” stated Jane Clementi,…
Fun House Is Anything But…
Last week, I went to see the poignant musical “Fun Home,” based on cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s 2006 graphic memoir subtitled “A Family Tragicomic..” ( the book and lyrics are written…
Which Age Group Resists Marriage Equality?
The latest Gallup poll in early May is certainly encouraging for the support for same-sex marriage. Sixty percent of respondents (5% higher than 2014) say they were in favor of…
May 17 = Commemoration Day for Victims of LGBT Inequality
What Is International Day (May 17) Against Homophobia?IDAHot’s main purpose is to raise awareness of violence, discrimination and repression of LGBT awareness worldwide. Its purpose is to educate as it advocates…
Reflections of Motherhood on Mother’s Day
Intro to the Davidsons 101 The Davidsons are a motley crew: The parents come from different backgrounds. The husband is a Southerner who learned to fish with a cane pole,…
Supreme Court Argues Gay Marriage Tomorrow
What’s At Stake on April 28th? The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the marriage cases from Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. All of these states have marriage…
LGBTQ Alphabet Primer
About a year ago, April 1, 20014, I write a blog entitled http://www.straightparentgaykid.blogspot.com/2014/01/14/not-your-mother’s alphabet-anymore/. A year later, the gender spectrum still confuses readers. In fact, two days ago, a writer…
It’s Not Too Late To Be SILENT!
GLSEN’s Day of Silence Is April 17 GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, whose mission is to “ensure that every member of every school community is valued and…
Child Abuse Is Not Just Physical
April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month “The physical wounds (of child abuse) heal but research is showing that the effects on a child’s social, emotional and future physical health…
Have SCOTUS Settle Gay Marriage Once And For All!
On April 28th, The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear arguments in favor of a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Mary L. Bonauto, a lawyer and prominent…
Religious Freedom Bill Enslaving
With the public’s growing acceptance of same-sex marriage, there seems to be a desperate push to put into operation draconian outdated (1993) religious protection laws. Already passed by twenty states,…