Jill Twiss
Denial: Suggestions to Combat It
Denial: Suggestions to Combat It Your son or daughter just told you that he/she is gay. Shocked, you blurted out: It must be a phase you’re going through! You’re too…
10 Things Your LGBT Kid Wants To Hear From You
In my blog on 7/28/13, I suggested “10 Things Your Gay Child Does Not Want To Hear From You.” http://www.straightparentgaykid.blogspot.com. Now, I suggest what you may want to tell him/her,…
Hypothetical Letter to Kaitlyn Hunt
Dear Kaitlyn, I’ve been riveted to your case for months now. I don’t have a “Free Kaitlyn” T-shirt or decal for my car to prove it, but I was horrified…
Protect Your Child Against Cyberbullies
School is about to start. As I mentioned in my last post, LGBT kids often dread the school year because compared to heterosexuals, they are bullied two to three times…
Back-to-School Bullying
How You Can Help Your Child From Being Bullied For many school kids, going back to school is a pleasant experience: fresh start, new clothes, new teachers, and getting reacquainted…
Blew Your Child’s Coming Out? Ways to Recover
In my last post, I shared tips on what NOT to say to your gay child after he/she has come out – you know, stuff they would NOT want to…
10 Things Your Gay Child Does NOT Want to Hear From You
You may consider it a compliment that your gay child feels close enough to you to reveal his true self, especially if he thinks his revelation is going to disappoint…
What to Say to Your Child’s Coming Out
Prepare Yourself for the Unexpected Most parents, according to research, are broadsided by the child’s news that he or she is gay. Like many parents, you may have suspected that…
Bert and Ernie Snuggle on New Yorker Cover
Conservatives Act As If It’s a Punch and Judy Show Put Sesame Street’s popular and long-standing muppets “Bert and Ernie” snuggling on the cover of the erudite New Yorker (…
Skim Milk Version of Marriage Spoiled, Sort Of
End of Proposition 8 and DOMA On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States (Scotus) ruled, 5 to 4, that Section 3 of DOMA (Defense of Marriage…
June is Gay Pride Month
“June is Busting Out All Over” The Gay Marriage Map June is Gay Pride Month, as recently proclaimed by President Obama. It’s also the most popular time for heterosexuals to…
Boy Scouts Take Baby Steps for Gay Youth
But Still Dance Around Gay Leaders On May 23rd, the Boy Scout Council of America, headquartered in Texas, approved a half-measure that would allow openly gay Scouts into the organization…
“That’s so Gay “Presumption
I recently read on-line in GAYSTARNEWS, May 16. 2013, that Glee star, Matthew Morrison, aka Will Schuster, Spanish teacher and Glee Club coach, had to come out straight to a…