parental guidance for bullied GLBTQ youth
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tactics to Outwit Cyberbullies
Don’t Let Them Get the Upper Hand! They’re Everywhere! No longer relegated to the playground, the bus, the cafeteria, this bully can now work full-time before school, after school at…
Bullyproof Your Child Before School
9 out of GLBT teens are victims of anti-gay bullying. (Gay, Straight Education Network) · More than 50% of GLBT students who took a P.E. class were bullied…
How to Find a Gay-Friendly Therapist
You’re worried. Your gay child seems more than moody. Or your lesbian daughter seems more withdrawn and her weight is fluctuating. Your LGBT child is dreading school– another year of…
Tolerance Begins At Home
Homelessness A Big Problem For LGBTQ Kids Next time you’re in a big city like New York and you see kids as young as 12 living on the street, in…
The Bird Cage Still Relevant, 8 Years Later
Last week, I watched the hilarious “The Bird Cage” for the umpteenth time. Based on the play, “La Cage Aux Folles,” it’s a screwball comedy of gay characters trying to…
Testing The Undereducated
CDC’s Recent Sexual Orientation Survey Has Flaws In the July 22 article in The New York Times entitled “Questions of Orientation,” http://New York Times/7/22/14/Questions of Orientation, Jan Hoffman writes about…
Introducing Your Gay Partner To Your Straight Parents?
When Is A Good Time? After a long, cold winter, it’s finally summer. Time for long weekends or a week’s or two’s vacation at the beach with friends or the…
National Blame Someone Else Day, July 13, 2014
Don’t We Blame More Often? Human nature seems to dictate that it is much easier to blame someone else than accept responsibility for your actions that may thwart or disappoint…
National Forgiveness Day – Not With a Bang but a Whimper
I’m sure most of you did not know that June 26, 2014 was Forgiveness Day. It wasn’t recorded on your Smartphone, discussed in church or advertised as a Hallmark moment.…