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March 2015

March 25, 2015

Our Daughter Gets Engaged to a Man. But Wait… What??

My lovely daughter Annie became engaged last week to her beloved Edward. Wait, Annie? The...

March 06, 2015

Dear Susan: My Gay Child Says, “Accept All of Me, or None of Me!” What Do I Do?

A pastor, his newly-out LGBTQ child, his wife, family members, his daughter's future family -...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

7 Deadly Sins Parents Commit Against Transgender Kids – In Memory of Leelah Alcorn

Leelah’s story is one you have probably heard. The transgender girl who committed suicide by...

December 12, 2014

Dear Susan: Should I Worry About My Family’s Response?

When we are someone who much of the church has labeled as wrong, "the others",...

December 05, 2014

Dear Susan: Should I Talk to the Pastor About Our Gay Son?

You are a Christian, and your child comes out as gay. Where is the first...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

Become Affirming BEFORE Your Gay Child Comes Out

I was privileged to sit on a parents’ panel at Matthew Vines’ The Reformation Project...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Parents, Are We Protecting or Destroying Our Gay Children?

Did anyone see “Twice-Told Tales,” the 1963 horror classic with Vincent Price? It’s a campy...

October 14, 2014

To Christian Parents of Gay Children

"You want to shove those words back in and put the lid on. But you...