PFLAG, the nation’s largest LGBT family and ally organization, recently released a heartfelt video about coming out — but there’s a twist. Though coming out is a scary prospect for many LGBTQ+ individuals, the coming out process, as the video mentions, also includes the parents of those individuals and their process of coming out as […]
We recently shared an article on social media congratulating Aaron Carter on coming out as bisexual. Unfortunately, the article received a not-so great comment and it sparked my wife and I to have a conversation on bisexuality and the discrimination that bisexuals often face within and outside of the LGBT community. Here’s the thing that […]
This last weekend we attempted to film a Youtube video for our series “The LGBTQ View,” where we discuss LGBT-related news topics. We first got distracted when our merchandise arrived by mail while we were filming. When we were finally able to get back on topic and discuss LGBTQ news, well, we got off topic […]
It’s not easy for all parents to immediately accept or understand when their children come out as LGBT, especially when they live in cultures in which anything associated with being LGBT is largely foreign or not discussed. In a video shared by Home is Love, we meet one such parent — a 65-year-old Taiwanese father with […]
By Rob Watson An heiress and a ghost had it right. Since the egomaniac and reality star Donald Trump announced his “long shot” candidacy for President, we have been “treated” to constant absurdities, deceptions, upheavals, dramas, skullduggeries and melodramas that have thrown public discourse into unprecedented upheaval. Through it all, mixed messages and deceptions ruled […]
Natalie Woods was eating out at Snuffer’s Restaurant and Bar in Addison, Texas, on November 11 when she heard a family of three discussing a nephew that just came out. One family member said how “disgusted” he was when his “liberal” nephew came out as gay. Another family member responded that they would pray for […]
By: Amber Leventry That’s not normal. Can you just act normal? It’s totally normal. Fitting in can be no easy task, especially if we and our children are always trying to live up to normal standards. But what does it mean to be normal anyway? Author Tara Lazar explores this question in her newest children’s […]
By: Amber Leventry I am always on the lookout for children’s books that showcase LGBTQ individuals and families. These books reflect my kids’ lives and our family; they let them feel included and just like any other kid with loving parents. When LGBTQ themed books are in libraries and classrooms they educate the community and […]
Honey Maid has always been ahead of many brands when it comes to featuring diverse families in their ads, so it’s no surprise that their newest ad features two gay dads and their children. However, this particular commercial focuses more on just gay parents and their children, but rather focuses on the acceptance of a […]
McCafe, the coffee-related section of McDonald’s, recently released a commercial in Taiwan that has gone viral for the love and acceptance it shows. In the commercial, a son and father are sitting at a table. The son writes on his coffee cup, “I like boys.” The father seems to be upset and gets up to […]
