Tag Archives: LGBTQ
Our Son Is Now The Youngest Pride Grand Marshal In History
When OC Pride contacted us and asked C.J. to be their parade’s 2018 Grand Marshal, we were surprised and excited (but not nearly as excited as C.J.). Then, we learned that C.J. will be the youngest Grand Marshal in Pride … Continue reading
CJ (age 11) Accepts Award for LGBTQ Advocacy
At the LGBT Center Orange County’s 2018 Indigo Ball (the Center’s biggest event of the year!), our family was awarded the Torchbearer Award for shining a light for LGBTQ people, children and their families. It was a night we’ll never … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, advocate, Awards, Gay pride, gender creative, gender nonconforming, LGBTQ, Neil Patrick Harris, Orange County, parenting, Speeches, The Center OC, Torchbearer Award
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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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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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School Responds to My Son’s Request to Stop PE Sex/Gender Segregation
Last week, C.J. wrote a letter to the three PE teachers who rotate working at the elementary schools in his school district. In the letter, he explained that he doesn’t think they should segregate students by sex/gender during PE class. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, PE, School
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I’m A Boy And Some Girls Are Stronger Than Me
We were on our way to C.J.’s parent-teacher conference when he said he had something to tell us before we got to the school. I panicked for a moment. No parent wants a surprise announcement on the way to (or … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, LGBTQ, Orange County, parenting, PE, School
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Raising My Rainbow 