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April 2014

April 14, 2014

Do a Happy Dance! Your Gay Child is NOT Going to Hell!

Karen is from a legalistic, fundamental, literalistic denomination that believes gays are bound for hell....

April 03, 2014

She Needs Her Daddy

Yesterday, Susan wrote about what it was like when our daughter came out. I thought...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Where Do We Go From Here?

Breathe. A whole year has passed since I came out as the parent of an...

March 28, 2014

My Year of Living Dangerously… as a Christian LGBTQ Ally!

Only one year ago today, I wrote my first post about LGBTQ issues. Hard to...

March 27, 2014

What Do You Do When Your Son Is Gay?

"Mom, I'm gay." Earth-shattering words to many conservative Christian parents -- tragically, many view it...

March 20, 2014

I Am a Mom of a Gay Teenager

Stacey has been facing untold challenges since her gay son came out in their small,...

March 19, 2014

Do You Remember When You First Came Out?

Do you remember what it was like when you came out? As gay, lesbian, bi,...

March 11, 2014

You Love Gay People? That’s great. Prove it.

"When conservative Christians find out I’m gay, they almost all say the same thing: 'I...

March 03, 2014

Kids Are Dying – It’s Time To Speak Up!

"My son came out to his dad and I last night. His dad kicked him...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

The Story of the Good Lesbian

How obligated are we to each other? Who is our neighbor? Jesus gives the last...

February 05, 2014

Can You Accept Your Daughter For Who She Is?

"We will be behind whatever choices our child makes, and nothing could make us love...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

This Is Our Church

“The singing was the most beautiful sound in the world! More than once, I had...

January 29, 2014

When He Hugged Me, I Just Fell Into His Arms

"When I told my Dad I was gay he just said, 'Well, I guess you...

January 24, 2014

Daddy? You’re Kicking Me Out??

My son came out to his dad and I last night. His dad kicked him...

January 23, 2014

A Mom Torn Between the Church and her Son

It's an awful position to be in. It is a heart wrenching conflict between a...

January 22, 2014

Not Your Mama’s Church Choir!

Can we talk about the choir at the GCN conference? Oh. My. Gosh. What a...

January 16, 2014

Resting is Easy, Anyone Can Do It

My brother Paul was mentally and physically handicapped. His right arm was paralyzed from a...

January 15, 2014

Afraid to Come Out

"I felt the earth shake under my feet, I was horrified, shamed, and considered suicide. I...

January 08, 2014

Relationship Is Everything

My sweet Natalie works at Marriott. On a recent visit to Phoenix, I ran into...

December 2013

December 10, 2013

Telling Younger Ones About Gay Siblings

"My sister loves girls and that is okay! God loves us all -- girls and...

December 09, 2013

“Mom, I’m Gay” Book – REVISED AND EXPANDED!

"When our child told us they were attracted to the same sex, we were shocked....

December 04, 2013

Come as You Are – Don’t Let ANYBODY Stop You

A wonderful young man sent me his story and I thought it would encourage many...

December 02, 2013

A Heart for Homeless LGBTQ Youth

"Homeless LGBTQ kids could still be at home--if the parents simply had a shift in...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

I Would Give Anything To Have My Son Back

Our close friends lost their son Cody at 2:30 Saturday morning. We had just sat...

November 21, 2013

Mel White’s “Stranger at the Gate”

If you are LGBTQ and struggling, I can only imagine what you face day in day...

November 19, 2013

Stop Telling People Their Gay Child is Going to Hell!

For busybody legalists who think it’s their job to correct others: BACK OFF. Stop meddling...

November 06, 2013

A Mother’s Journey to Love Her Gay Son

"My firsthand experience with my own child, has radically changed my attitudes toward the LGBT...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

An Apology to a Lesbian, Many Years Later

Ellen rejected her young friend Becky when Becky came out to her. Years later, Ellen...

October 22, 2013

A Trans Made Me Blush

This is Rob Cottrell. I have experienced a lot in life. I didn't think something...

October 16, 2013

A Mom’s Letter: Her Daughter Left Husband for a Woman

I share with you an email from a mother (with her permission) upset up by...