Results for: queer parenting
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How Do We Navigate Ethical Concerns About Having Kids as a Queer Couple?
I think it’s really admirable that you’re thinking about the ethics of having a kid. A lot of people don’t, and there is value in doing this kind of consideration before having kids. But I think there’s a difference between being aware and letting it keep you from doing something you have always wanted to do.
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You Need Help: My Sister Loves Me, the Sinner, but Hates the Sin
I’ve been willing to put this aside and accept the love she’s willing to give me. But it’s all come to a head now that my health insurance finally approved my top surgery.
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You Need Help: My Parents Want Me to Respect My Sister’s Homophobic Religious Beliefs
How do I get my parents to see that neutrality in this situation feels like they’re rejecting me too?
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You Need Help: My Work Mentee Came Out to Me but I Didn’t Come Out to Her
There’s definitely a middle ground here: You can come out but also be clear about your boundary of not wanting to discuss your own identity in depth.
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You Need Help: How Do I Get Through Living With My Homophobic Parents?
You do not need to feel guilty about the ways you’re hurting.
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You Need Help: How Do I Become the Protagonist of My Own Life?
Who were your fictional heroes? What were the stories that were told to you in the songs that you played on loop? Who were the artists who sang them, and how did their lives – so close to fiction anyway, by virtue of Hollywood tabloid culture – create stories for you? What did you imagine for yourself, as a teen?
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There’s No Right (or Wrong) Way to Go Home for the Holidays
No matter what happens, this is a firm truth: You deserve to be seen, affirmed, and loved for exactly who you are.
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You Need Help: Lesbian Back-To-School Edition
So you’re going to your first semester at college! Do you have to come out to your roommate?