for LGBT persons
Coming OutOne of the biggest struggles that gays, lesbians and transgendered individuals have to face is coming out to their family and friends. Of course, their&hellip
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for LGBT persons
Support & AdviceThere is an assumption among some people that the reason people become homosexual or bisexual is because of trauma resulting from sexual abuse in childhood.&hellip
for LGBT persons
Coming Out“There is no one right or wrong way to come out. It’s a lifelong process of being ever more open and truewith yourself and others&hellip
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Coming OutComing Out to parents and family is a very difficult process. In part, it is about you. You are sharing something very personal with people&hellip
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Coming OutComing Out Many authors and theorists have written about the Coming Out process. There are many models and many different stages proposed. What follows is&hellip
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Coming OutA friend of ours, Aron Meltzner, shared his coming out letter with us. It is a beautiful heartfelt letter to his parents about his feelings&hellip
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Coming OutAmanda’s Story Coming out as a lesbian was an hours-long ordeal for Amanda Brandino. At 15 years old, Brandino told her best friend she had&hellip
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Coming OutBe Yourself: Questions and Answers for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth. Today’s youth face more social pressures than ever, especially since young people are&hellip
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Faith and LGBTThe Blue Book is a manual that was a gift to the congregation of The Presbyterian Church, Mt. Kisco, New York,in recognition of the love&hellip
for LGBT persons
Reacting to Coming OutWhat is sexual orientation? Sexual orientation is one of the four components of sexuality and is distinguished by an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual or affectionate&hellip
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Faith and LGBTI’m usually a happy Agnostic with Christian leanings. I celebrate Christmas, I celebrate Easter. I listen to Palestrina’s and Bach’s sacred masses on my iTunes&hellip
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Real StoriesSixto Cancel says his ultra-religious foster family frequently talked about their disdain for his homosexuality at the dinner table, trashed his room and called him&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Faith and LGBTWhile I was marching in DC’s Capital Pride this year, a trans ally watching the parade tried handing me a sticker that said “God Made&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Faith and LGBTWhen I was a student at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 2005, a group of gay students organized with the aim of&hellip
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Coming Out“They kicked me out on my 18th birthday for being gay… I’ve tried to contact them… I don’t know if they still love me.” Jonathan&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Coming OutMost GLBT folks came out once, usually to parents, brothers and sisters, and friends. That was stressful enough. Let’s explore the experiences of grandparents who&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Faith and LGBTThe Pew Research Center released a study last week that examined the lives of LGBT Americans. One portion of the study, which has garnered significant&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Support & AdviceMore than anyone else, Ellen DeGeneres is the face of LGBT America. Still. That’s the verdict of two new Pew Research Center surveys, one of&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Support & AdviceLauren Grey didn’t think much about the gender recorded on her Illinois driver’s license until she went to test-drive a new car. Although she had&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Support & AdviceThis will be a very special Father’s Day. It will be my first Father’s Day since my husband and I adopted our baby boy Lucas.&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
NewsIf you are straight and oppose equality for gay and lesbian people, I’d like you to reflect on two specific questions. Firstly, when did you&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Support & AdviceEach year, one out of every three gay, lesbian or bisexual students in the San Francisco Unified School District reportedly attempts suicide. For transgender students,&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Support & AdviceThe vast majority of LGBT Americans feel that society has become more accepting of them in the last decade, yet many still feel stigmatized, according&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Real StoriesThe wedding invitation came addressed to our entire family, a detail that made me cringe. A daughter of dear friends was getting married and the&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Faith and LGBTYou want to shove those words back in and put the lid on. But you can’t. Your child is gay. This goes against everything you’ve&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Reacting to Coming OutThe Religious Right hates it when we point out that their teachings are directly related to the problems of bullying,depression, self-loathing and suicide. We don’t&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Faith and LGBTWhen the Boy Scouts of America made the decision to welcome gay scouts, some religious groups darkly warned of a mass exodus. While most major&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Real StoriesBack in December I asked my oldest son what he wanted for Christmas. He only had one request: “I want to meet Blaine and sing&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Support & AdviceThe world’s foremost name in sporting apparel isn’t just dipping its toe in the waters of expression and acceptance. It’s diving in headfirst. After signing&hellip
advice for parents of gay children
Real StoriesOn Thursday, June 27, HBO is premiering The OUT List, a film of intimate docu-portraits from photographer and director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders that follows in the&hellip