Tag: LGBT
Houston Pride: Events and Books to Celebrate
Updated June 2024
One of my favorite things about living in Houston is its widespread diversity. It is one of the most, if not the...
Raising LGBTQ Affirming Kids in Non-Affirming Spaces
Culturally, acceptance and celebration of LGBTQ people continues to rise, but as a parent, what happens when influential people in your children's lives do...
Your Kid Just Came Out. Now What?
The moment your child comes out to you is a huge moment. It is a moment that you both will remember forever, and that...
Growing Up With A Gay Mom
“Heather Has Two Mommies” was not quite my life as a child of a gay mom. I was raised by a single mother, with...
To The Dads on the Playground Who Stared and Laughed at...
There were three of you standing at the bottom of the slide. I saw you staring and whispering as I held my daughter’s hand...
My Two-Mom Family Is Just Like Yours. Here’s Why…
My wife and I are raising our daughter in a two-mom family. But here's the thing... This doesn’t mean our family is all that different...
LGBT Pride :: How We Can All Celebrate!
On May 31, President Obama made an official proclamation declaring June LGBT {Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender} Pride Month, calling Americans to celebrate the...
The reality is, I just have to pee. And I’m scared.
When you gotta go, you gotta go.
Except when you can’t. Whenever I am in a new public place, I scour the facility for restrooms,...
Family Is Love | #HowWeFamily
Throughout my life, my definition of family has been redefined. As an only child and first-generation American, I understood my family to be my...
Finding Books About Different Kinds of Family
Education and literacy have always been important to me. However, I myself have never liked reading. In fact, my mom recently shared with me...