Tag Archives: raising a gay child

Open Letter to LGBTQ-phobic Pastor Sean Harris

Posted on May 1, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

Homophobic North Carolina preacher Sean Norris recently gave a sermon in which he advocated physically assaulting gender variant toddlers. Listen to it here. This letter is my response to him. Dear Pastor Harris, Hi. I’m C.J.’s Mom and boy would … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged Berean Baptist Church, bully, bullying, effeminate, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, homophobic, parenting, Pastor Harris, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow, Sean Harris | 103 Comments

Q&A With Grandma Colorado

Posted on April 18, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how our family has evolved since C.J. swished and flourished into our lives. So, I decided to interview Grandma Colorado via email. I hope her evolution is apparent to you. She went from … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged Colorado, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Grandma, Grandma Colorado, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow | 47 Comments

Sing Sow!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

Setting: Chinese Food Restaurant, Friday Night, Orange County, Calif. “That guy is FAT! And HAPPY! I like his skirt!” C.J. said pointing to the restaurant’s statue of Buddha that was as tall as he is. C.J. put his arm around … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged Raising gay child, raising a gay child, Orange County, parenting, Raising My Rainbow, gender nonconforming, Easter, gender creative, Abby Cadabby, Tsingsao | 29 Comments

Owning It

Posted on March 22, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

I took the kids to the park to let them burn off some energy. C.J.’s Brother was practicing some of his Parkour meets Jackie Chan meets eight-year-old white boy from The O.C. moves while C.J. played with a pink and … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged bullying, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, My Little Pony, Orange County, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow | 53 Comments

To The Unborn Children of Homophobic Tweeters

Posted on March 14, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

Dear unborn children of the 100 homophobes who tweeted that they would murder you if you are gay,* I’m sorry. I’m sorry that you got shitty parents. Unfortunately it happens sometimes, though in a perfect world it wouldn’t. I’m worried … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged 100 Real Tweets, Gay, Homophobes, homosexual, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Twitter | 101 Comments

Reflections: Raising My Rainbow Turns One

Posted on January 4, 2012 by raisingmyrainbow

Last October my effeminate three-year-old son wanted to be Snow White for Halloween. I Googled a bunch of random phrase combos, trying to fit a life dilemma into a search bar. Boys dressing as girls for Halloween. My son wants … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged effeminate, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Orange County, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow | 69 Comments

My Son Wants to be a Mommy, Not a Daddy

Posted on December 12, 2011 by raisingmyrainbow

His name was Aaron. He had stick-straight, baby-fine blonde hair that fell in his eyes. He had glasses and was tall for his age. We were in early elementary school and I could always count on my persuasive powers to … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged Gender, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Orange County, parenting, playing house, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow | 35 Comments

Are Gender Nonconforming Kids Special Needs Kids?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by raisingmyrainbow

“Do you ever feel like you’re raising a special needs child?,” a friend asked me recently. “Yes, but I feel bad saying it,” I admitted. “You shouldn’t,” she assured me. “My husband and I say all that the time that … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged effeminate, Frankie Stein, Gender, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Gender Stereotypes, Orange County, parenting, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow, Special Needs | 33 Comments

If My Son Is Going To Hell, So Am I

Posted on October 24, 2011 by raisingmyrainbow

I used to like going to church. My entire youth and early 20s were spent at church. I was there once, often twice a week, learning how to be a good Christian, playing broom hockey, taking gently worn shoes to … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged Bible, Christian, Gay, gender creative, gender nonconforming, God, homosexual, Leviticus, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, raising a gay child, Raising gay child, Raising My Rainbow | 71 Comments

C.J. Starts Soccer

Posted on October 17, 2011 by raisingmyrainbow

“Ohhhh, Mama, I look like a soccer player!” C.J. is standing in front of my mirrored closet twisting back and forth at the waist, watching his shimmery black athletic shorts — which are two sizes too big — sway below … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Main Site Header | Tagged AYSO, gender creative, gender nonconforming, Orange County, parenting, Queerty, raising a gay child, Raising My Rainbow, Soccer | 8 Comments

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