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When Homophobia Greets You For The Holidays
If you’re LGBT, you know that the holidays can be particularly stressful. You can feel like an outsider in your parents’ home. The feeling may be so uncomfortable that you…
“Stop, Look, and Listen”
The no. 1 complaint I hear from gay teens or adults whom I interview is that their parents don’t listen to them. When they summon their nerve to come out…
November is National Adoption Month
Did you know that LGBTQ parents are four times more likely to be raising an adopted child? And six times more likely to be raising a foster child?…
Holidays Not A Good Time For Introductions!
While visiting at Thanksgiving with your new boyfriend in tow may seem like a perfect time for a quorum of your family to meet your special one, think…
Talking To Your Kids About Sex
Perhaps, it would make it easier for a parent to adapt to the realization that her child is gay if she considers it a possibility from the start.…
National Coming Out Day
Tomorrow, October 11, you may see more pink triangles on clothing and rainbow flags waving in the air. Rallies, parades may be more prominent. Why? It’s National Coming Out Day.…
“Do I Look Fat?”
“Do I Look Fat?” Every teen wants to look sharp so they can fit in. Whether they’re emulating the hottest celebrities or have their own style, they hope their own…
Have Teen Idols Taken The New Fluidity Too Far?
Last week, The New York Times contributor Charles Blow wrote about “Sexual Attraction and Fluidity” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/07/opinion/charles-m-blow-sexual-attraction-and-fluidity.html in which he called Miley Cyrus’s comments about her OMNISEXUALITY (Cyrus dubs it pansexuality)…