Category Archives: Personal Stories

SAME-SEX COUPLES, MODERN PARENTING

They divide chores much more evenly, until they become parents, new research shows.                   By Claire Cain Miller May 16, 2018 ImageJared Hunt and Dorian Kendal at home with their son, Jackson, 2, … Continue reading

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GAY CONVERSION THERAPY

I Was Tortured in Gay Conversion Therapy. And It’s Still Legal in 41 States. ImageA same-sex couple demonstrating in California in 2015.CreditDavid McNew/Getty Images By Sam Brinton Jan. 24, 2018 In the early 2000s, when I was a middle schooler in … Continue reading

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PARENTS COMING OUT

Video from Pflag National showing Parents of Gays, Lesbians, Trans kids, expressing how they feel:

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FOR PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS:

A powerful video with which must of us can identify….. Connected by having a son or daughter who is gay, parents across the country discuss their experiences in the documentary Anyone and Everyone. In it, filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz, depicts … Continue reading

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I would love for my President to Meet Me

COLORADO SPRINGS — Joining the Navy was one of the best decisions Alec Kerry said she had ever made. The other was coming out as transgender. “The Navy taught me how people can come together and work hard to achieve … Continue reading

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HOW DOCTORS HELP TRANSGENDER KIDS THRIVE

Hannah is a Girl, Finally Doctors are Treating Her By JACK TURBANAPRIL 8, 2017 CreditKarolin Schnoor NEW HAVEN — Hannah is a 14-year-old girl, clad in leggings and an oversize T-shirt, with long brown hair that she curls around a … Continue reading

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What Does the I in LGBTQI mean???

NBC OUT MAR 4 2017, 12:59 PM ET Intersex Youth Poised to Complicate School Bathroom Battle by MARY EMILY O’HARA  Ellie is a typical 15-year-old girl. She’s just starting high school in her rural Pacific Northwest town, where the entire … Continue reading

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HB2 is out of touch

Ever wonder what the “I” in LGBTQIA” means? NBC  news recently published a story that adds yet another dimension to the emerging awareness of the wide spectrum of issues related to sexual orientation and gender. The article follows the story … Continue reading

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Video: Trans People Speak Out

If you don’t know any Trans people in your town, watch this: http://www.transequality.org/about-transgender  

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Her Parents Gave Her a Surprise Coming Out Party

When a New Jersey teenager summoned the courage to tell her parents she was gay, she never expected what they did next — or the massive social media response that would follow. See:    http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/New-Jersey-Teenagers-Parents-Throw-Surprise-Coming-Out-Pride-Party-Rainbow-Theme-385637781.html

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