Kitty Carlisle Hart
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…
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…
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…
When The School Isn’t An Ally
How To Enforce Anti-Bullying Policies At Your Child’s School Last week, I wrote about how parents can anticipate bullying of their LGBT child at school and practice tactics at home.…
The Time Is Now To Outsmart School Bullies!
The lazy days of summer are almost over. Soon, the new backpacks, notebooks come shuffling into school. And it’s time for the bullies to return to your LGBT’s child school…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Coming Out: It’s Not Your Story!
It’s not a good idea to out your kids. Let them be the messengers. Their stories are highly personal and should be revealed in their own time when they are…
Teacher Appreciate Week May 7-11
Teacher Appreciation Week May 7-11 GLSEN.ORG/thankateacher) For LGBT youth, school can be an ordeal. They can be singled out, bullied, feel unsafe in an environment that’s supposed to be free…
Are Your LGBT Kids Mentally Healthy?
What Parents Can Do To Ensure They Are May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Do you realize that research shows…
“But We Only Did It Once”
I remember seeing this striking headline for a Planned Parenthood ad at New York’s One Club for Art & Copy in 1979. The print advertisement won a Gold Award. Fast…