Karen Thompson gives advice for supporting a child who is being bullied by the other boys in school because they think his choice of backpack is too feminine.
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So, you've had "the talk" with your kid once, but now that they've come out to you, how can you adapt the conversation to be supportive and relevant?
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For many parents, the potential for their child to deal with mental illness can cause a lot of anxiety and fear--and statistically speaking, queer youth are more at risk. Today, Erika Lynn offers advice for empowering your child to successfully manage their mental health.
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Middle school bullies can be cruel. How can a parent help a child who is being bullied--without embarrassing them?
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“Mi hija sale con otras chicas, pero ellas se ven muy masculinas. No lo entiendo. Si mi hija quiere salir con mujeres, ¿por qué sale con mujeres masculinas? ¿Por qué no sale con hombres?”
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Dannielle & Kristin respond to a common question: 'If my daughter is attracted to women, why would she be with women who look like men?'
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Watch: L Studio Presents “It Got Better” Featuring Jason Collins At 16, he realized he was different. But it wasn't until 18 years later that he finally found the courage to come out. Meet athlete and role model Jason Collins, a 16-year veteran of the NBA and destroyer of stereotypes.
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Lynn Zettler could tell something wasn't quite right in her daughter's relationship with her new husband, but she wasn't expecting her to come out as gay. Read our interview with Lynn, as she reflects on her daughter's emotionally-charged coming out story.
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LGBTQ student Sarah Simon has compiled a list of ways to help you prepare your child for college, leaving you both feeling confident, at peace, and ready to take on this new chapter in your lives!
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Claudia Astorino gives advice and suggests resources to a parent who has an intersex child but is not sure how to talk to them about intersex.
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Watch the trailer for This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids, by Dannielle Owens-Reid & Kristin Russo, and find out why this is the book gay kids want their parents to read!
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"Certain stories stick with you, if you’re a writer; the ones that become stones in your shoe are those that create an ache, an echo, call to mind something you didn’t live through, and wish you had. This story stuck for those give-or-take twenty years until I was able to shake it from my shoe and see that it wanted to turn into a novel..."
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Kirsten & Lucy give advice to a parent who wants to establish ground rules about PDA and not sleeping in the same room without seeming unsupportive of their daughter's relationship.
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“Mi hija de 13 años sale con una chica y quiere que ella nos acompañe a nuestro viaje a la playa. ¿Cómo les debería hablar de que necesitan ser apropiadas en el público y también que no pueden dormir en el mismo cuarto?”
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We recently had the opportunity to interview 'fun-sized sex educator' Bianca Palmisano about the importance of inclusive sex education at home and in schools.
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Kristin Russo, co-founder of My Kid Is Gay, came out to her parents at 17 years old. Her mother, a devout Roman Catholic, did not take the news well. But, despite her mother's fears, Kristin turned to her faith as she wrestled with her beliefs and herself in an effort to create her own identity.
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por Kristin Russo, cofundadora de El Proyecto para los Padres
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What can your kid's school administration do to curb bullying? Out, queer educator Sara Schmidt-Kost offers tips to parents.
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"My daughter told me she was gay,And 40 years of her life passed before my eyes."
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"In August of last year I decided to grow my hair out to what I like to call 'lady length.' I told everyone it was because I’d wanted to for a while... If you want to know the truth, I was tired of being called ‘sir’ at the airport."
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