Monthly Archives: March 2011
Our Slightly Masculine, Possibly Heterosexual, Totally Rambunctious Son
Because we are so used to C.J. being, well, C.J, sometimes when he does something or plays with something typically considered “boy” it catches us off guard. C.J. isn’t always our slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son; sometimes he’s … Continue reading
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Tagged effeminate, Gay, Gender Stereotypes, homosexual, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow
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The Great Hair Massacre of 2011
“You look like one of those Mormon Duggars,” Uncle Uncle said to me as we lunched recently and I contemplated cutting my overgrown hair. “They’re not Mormon,” I replied, taking a bite of chips and guac. “That’s not the point,” … Continue reading
One Family’s Change
I love to get e-mails sharing stories like this…. My youngest son said that this was for girls. I used to say “uh-huh.” But, you have inspired me to tell him that, “it’s not JUST for girls…If you wanted this, I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged effeminate, Fabulous, Gay, Gay pride, Gender, Gender Stereotypes, homosexual, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow
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If the Bible Said That Being Gay was Okay….
When I was setting ground rules for this blog (yes, hello, there are ground rules), I decided to leave religion out of it. It’s getting increasingly hard to follow that rule because of my own struggles and because about 50 … Continue reading
C.J. Peeks Out From Behind the Orange Curtain
With the lull in between C.J.’s baseball and gymnastics careers, I thought it was going to be a slow week. Then, Raising My Rainbow was on the front page of The Orange County Register’s Sunday edition. Read the article here. … Continue reading
Raising My Rainbow 