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My 11 Year Old Was Just Dumped By His Best Friend Because He’s Gay
This piece originally appeared on HuffPost. My son C.J. lay in my arms all night. He cried until a restless sleep found him, then he whimpered rhythmically. If I moved away, he moved toward me so that our cheeks were … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Huffington Post, HuffPost, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising gay child
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My Son’s Children’s Book Features Pride, Unicorns and Mermaids
Meet Nate. He’s the protagonist in the children’s book that C.J. wrote. The book is in very limited release. There’s only one copy in print. And that copy is C.J.’s. I recently took C.J. to StoryMakery (in the Irvine Spectrum … Continue reading
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Our Month in Review: September 2017
Following are highlights from our month on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. If you’re on Instagram, follow me. If you already follow me, thanks! I love my brother and am so thankful for … Continue reading
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An Interview with Matt and Our Month in Review: August 2017
Following are highlights from our month on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. If you’re on Instagram, follow me. If you already follow me, thanks! “There’s nothing negative about the way C.J. is. He’s … Continue reading
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Straight People Can Come To My Hotel If….
For spring break my family went on vacation with our friends. We stayed at the Montage Palmetto Bluff. It was beyond spectacular! We were allowed to ride bikes on paths all over the resort. I rode my bike so much. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gay pride, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Hotel, LGBTQ, Montage, Palmetto Bluff, parenting, South Carolina, transgender
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When My Brother Came Out
My brother came out when I was in high school and he was in his early twenties. The right way to come out is different for every person. For my brother it was in a mailed letter. I was sitting … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming Out, Gay, Gay pride, LGBTQ, National Coming Out Day, parenting, PFLAG
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My Son Sees Gay People
It started about six months ago, right around his ninth birthday, that’s when my son starting seeing gay people. We were driving through West Hollywood on our way to Uncle Michael’s. Stopped at a red light on Santa Monica Boulevard, … Continue reading
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My Son Loves Drag Races
How can you tell if you have a good brother? If his Christmas gift to you is 10 days and nights of free childcare. If you are a parent, you will understand how priceless this gift is. If you’re not … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob the Drag Queen, Drag Race, Gay, Gender, Kim Chi, LGBTQ, Logo, Naomi Smalls, parenting, RuPaul's Drag Race, Uncle Michael
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Raising My Rainbow 