Tag Archives: HRC
Our Month in Review: January 2018
Following are highlights from our month on Instagram. Click here for all of the months’ pictures, thoughts and happenings. Let’s face it. I’ll never be as cool as this kid. Just some logo-inspired art CJ did for our friends HRC to … Continue reading →
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Tagged gender creative, gender nonconforming, HRC, LGBTQ, Month In Review, Orange County, parenting, Ulta
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Matt and I Speak Out After James Woods Ruthlessly Attacks Our Son
In recent years, James Woods has traded in tackling prime roles in critically-acclaimed films to gleefully play the part of a smugly menacing public nuisance on social media. He’s been called “President Obama’s biggest, most famous troll on Twitter,” and … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, Gay pride, gender creative, gender nonconforming, HRC, HuffPost, HuffPost Queer Voices, James Woods, LGBTQ, OC Pride, Orange County, parenting, PFLAG, Pride
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To The PTA Moms at My Son’s School
Last week I published a blog post about things said during a PTA meeting I attended at my youngest son’s school. I wanted to shine a light on the homophobic, transphobic, insensitive, hateful and hurtful things that some moms said … Continue reading →
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Tagged ACLU, bullying, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, GLSEN, HRC, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, PFLAG, PTA, Welcoming Schools
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This Is How A Father Should Love
When I met Matt, I wasn’t looking for a husband or father for my future children. I was 17. I was looking for a prom date. He asked me to prom. He asked me to marry him. He asked me … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbie, Disney Princess, Disney Princesses, Disneyland, effeminate, Father's Day, Gay, Gay pride, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ, Matt, Modern Family, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow
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Friday Fodder: HRC and Me Edition
I was honored when the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) asked me to write about my reactions to the “Supporting and Caring for Our Gender Expansive Youth” report they released yesterday. The report compiles findings from their recent Youth Survey and … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, documentary, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Spectrum, Gender Stereotypes, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, Inside Out, InsideOut, LGBTQ, parenting, Quirkie Kids, transgender, Youth Survey
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Friday Fodder: HRC, PFLAG, Stonewall and Twirl Edition
Here are the things that caught my attention this week. 🙂 The Human Rights Campaign Foundation presents Time To THRIVE, the inaugural national conference promoting safety, inclusion and well-being for LGBTQ youth…everywhere! Time to THRIVE will take place over Presidents’ Day … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ, PFLAG, Stonewall, transgender, twirl
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Saturday Fodder: Teasing, Twirl and OC Pride Edition
One workshop that I was really looking forward to attending at this summer’s Gender Spectrum conference was titled “Helping Your Gender Variant Child With Teasing” and presented by Darlene Tando, LCSW. Darlene had to cancel her presentation at the last … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, Darlene Tando, Gender, Gender Spectrum, HRC, Laguna Beach, LGBTQ, OC Pride, teasing, twirl
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Raising My Rainbow 