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“Love and Marriage, love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage,” But Shouldn’t Be Blessed If You’re Gay, according to His Holiness Pope Francis.
In the third grade, during “Show and Tell” at The North Street Elementary School, I decided to serenade, or bore the class with my rendition of Frank Sinatra’s hit “Love…
One in Six Adults in Generation Z (18 to 23) Consider Themselves LGBT
According to a recent Gallup report, an estimated 5.6% of Generation X (born 1981-1996) in the United States identify as LGBT. This report was based on more than 15,000 phone…
Please Don’t Let The Equality Act Be Buried in the Legislative Graveyard
A bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives just voted, 224-206, to pass the Equality Act. Known as H.R.5 and sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI.) who has introduced…
When LGBTQ Kids Feel Rejected At Home
Rob Todaro, Press Secretary of the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth, The Trevor Project, reported alarming statistics from a recent Morning Consult Survey. One-third…
Planes, Trains, and Automobile Remake by Pete Buttigieg
On February 2, 2021, Pete Buttigieg was confirmed, by a vote of 86 to 13, as the Secretary of Transportation. The youngest Senate member at age thirty-nine, he has the…
Biden Signs Away Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops
On his first day in office, forty-sixth President Joseph Biden, Jr. directed all agencies to address any policies in place that discriminated against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation…
State of The Union Before 2021: How’s the LGBT Community Doing?
It has been a tough year for many people: unemployment, isolation, escalation in drug abuse, a world-wide pandemic taking so many lives, schools shut. Yet despite all the social problems…
National Homelessness Youth Awareness Month: November
Did you know that: LGBT Youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness. LGBTQ youth are over represented in the foster care system. They are more likely to become homeless,…
Why We Need Transgender Awareness Week November 13-19
Yearly, you can count on the third week in November being celebrated as National Transgender Awareness Week. Between November 13-19, people and organizations in the U.S. help raise visibility about…
What Can You Do If Your School Isn’t An Ally To Prevent Bullying
National Bullying Prevention Month is coming to a close. Your kids have hopefully been able to attend school these last two months. While the opening of schools may be a…
How Do You Make Your Child’s School An Ally?
Great! You’ve been doing your duty of making your child an ally at home. You’ve taught how to outsmart bullies, online and in person. But how do you make the…
How to Outwit Your Child’s Bullies at School
Last week, I wrote about cyberbullying and how it affects your family. I also gave tips on how to protect your child during National Bullying Prevention Month (October). It’s important…
October is Bullying Prevention Month
Perhaps, one of the most famous cyberbullying cases involved a Rutgers Freshman, Tyler Clementi a talented musician who happened to be gay. In 2010, Tyler was humiliated and shamed when…
