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 […]
The Surprising Beauty Of Loving Without Conditions
A National Attempt To Criminalize Transgender Lives
By Lisa J. Keating Being transgender in Washington State has become more and more difficult. The trans community has been under intense scrutiny and even greater marginalization. They are suffering increased harassment, online threats due to an effort by a conservative population to repeal protected rights that have been in place in Washington State since […]
Why I Signed Up For GLSEN Ally Week
By Lisa J. Keating The week of September 28 to October 2, 2015 is Ally Week, a sponsored campaign by Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN). www.glsen.org/allyweek According to their website, “Ally Week is an opportunity for students to engage in a national conversation about the meaning of allyship. Ally Week is for everyone: straight […]
Three Children’s Books About Boys Who Wear Dresses
By: Amber Leventry There seems to be a shift happening in peoples’ attitudes about gender and gender expression. The shift feels positive and attitudes appear to be accepting. Boy/girl labels were removed from Target’s shelves of children’s toys, a television show on a major network showcased a popular transgender teenager, and more books about children […]
Parenting a Transgender Child: 8 Steps To Avoid Burn Out
By Lisa Keating Something jolted my awareness two weeks before my 44th birthday. I am generally not affected by aging (that much). Other than denying my eyes are weakening and I have more grey hair than I’ll ever allow to be revealed publicly. I honestly enjoy the stages of aging and the wisdom that comes […]
WATCH: Interview With Transgender Student Stella Keating
By Brandy Black This is part one of a series of interviews that I will be doing with the adorable 10-year-old Stella Keating who just recently came out as transgender. She opens up about how she told her parents, how life has changed since she said goodbye to Morgan and became Stella and what she […]
What It Means To Our 10 Year Old To Be Transgender
A Gay Dad’s Open Message to Toys R Us: Stop Thrusting Gender Propaganda on My Kids
By Rob Watson Since day one in the gay marriage debate, the “traditional marriage” advocates have leveraged cries of indignation, and hyperbolic circular arguments to make their points. Most of these arguments listed the many things that same sex couples “could not do”, which, clearly they not only COULD do but were already doing. The […]