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Gay Parent Magazine (GPM) is the longest running, nationally distributed publication dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Queer parenting (LGBTQ). Featuring family stories and resources for building and nurturing your family.
Gay Parent Magazine (GPM) is the longest running, nationally distributed publication dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Queer parenting (LGBTQ). Featuring family stories and resources for building and nurturing your family.
Mission: Gay Parent Magazine's focus is to support and empower LGBTQ parents and LGBTQs wishing to become first time parents.
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12/05/2020
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We are celebrating the 100th anniversary of our founder, Jeanne Manford’s, birthday today. In 1972 she marched by her son’s side. 9 months later, @pflag was born.
We are grateful to the mother of this movement of parents, families, and #LGBTQ allies! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧🙂
We are celebrating the 100th anniversary of our founder, Jeanne Manford’s, birthday today. In 1972 she marched by her son’s side. 9 months later, @pflag was born.
We are grateful to the mother of this movement of parents, families, and #LGBTQ allies!
12/04/2020
A Letter to My Boys - in the Gay Parent Magazine - New York Annual 2020-2021 edition, Cara Cilento, a White mom, pens a heartfelt letter to her two Black teenage sons.
I researched transracial adoption. I did it all just so I could be prepared to share with you tried and true data driven strategies and advice for African American boys being raised by a white mom. I felt successful. I knew how to braid hair, twist hair, and make corn rows. I knew Jamaican Castor Oil from coconut oil and Shea butter from Cocoa Butter. I had African American books, dolls and wrapping paper. I had a Kinara and whatever else you could think of. I was ready for you. But you know, that one social worker that came to the house looked past all that stuff and asked, “How are you going to raise them in Black Culture?” I held my tongue.
In the Gay Parent Magazine - New York Annual 2020-2021 edition, Cara Cilento, a White mom, pens a heartfelt letter to her two Black teenage sons. Get your free copy here https://bit.ly/31vcJSP
Gay Parent Magazine - New York (GPM-NY) is an annual supplement to our bi-monthly Gay Parent Magazine, GPM-NY focuses on LGBTQ family life in the tristate area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
The original case involved Ashlee and Ruby Henderson, a gay married couple from Lafayette who filed a federal lawsuit in 2015 challenging Indiana’s birth records law. They sued the state health commissioner and Tippecanoe County officials because county officials would not list both of them as parents on the birth certificate of their son, who Ruby conceived through artificial insemination.
The case is among the first dealing with same-sex marriage for the Supreme Court since the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the Journal & Courier and The Indianapolis Star reported. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general submitted a brief to the Supreme Court arguing it should reverse a federal appeals court’s ruling that allowed both members of same-sex couples to be listed as parents on the birth certificates of their children.
12/03/2020
What I love most about Christmas in our family is that it’s only gotten crazier – in a good way – as the years have gone by. We like to joke some people decorate their homes for Christmas; with Kelly in charge, at our place, Christmas explodes.
More than a dozen trees forest our living room (most of which were saved from the dumpster when he worked at Goodwill), while more than one hundred nutcrackers keep guard. When they were younger, the boys reveled in the holiday chaos, dragging their friends over to soak it all in.
Love Christmas? Then you’ll want to read the article ‘Christmas Magic’ by Christopher Katis. Katis gleefully reflects about celebrating Christmas in full force–thanks to help from husband Kelly.
Read a digital copy FREE of our 22nd Anniversary November-December 2020 issue here: https://bit.ly/3oSZ1SM
...Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign formally launched a virtual Homework Helpers Program following a seven week-long pilot program that involved around 100 students from Throggs Neck, New York. The latest iteration of the program involves educators and volunteers from around the country who will provide students living in New York's 14th congressional district with one hour of free virtual homework help per week. 😊
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Talking to Your Child About Adoption
If you’re like many adoptive parents, it can come as a surprise when your elementary school-aged child, who has always “known” they were adopted, begins to ask questions you thought were answered years ago. You have probably told your child their story many times and answered their questions. But something transformative happens between the ages of six and eight that shakes everything up.
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12/02/2020
If you are thinking of placing your child in an independent school, check out our 22nd Annual Gay Parent Magazine LGBTQ friendly Independent School Directory. Over 100 schools, ranging from nursery to college, from across the country and listed by state. Includes schools for students with learning differences, bilingual schools, all girls or all boys, boarding, and religious schools. Contact these schools to find out what they are doing to protect your children during the pandemic.
Read a free digital copy of our 22nd Anniversary November-December 2020 issue #133 here: https://bit.ly/3oSZ1SM
This year, we need community now more than ever. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving back where communities come together to give and act locally. Join Barker and support a cause close to your heart in the community you call home. With your support today, we will continue to build forever families here at Barker. Visit www.givelocaltogether.org/team/barkeradoption to give today! #GivingTuesday Monika Walters Carolee Inskeep Lisa Ivany Rachel Firschein Jenifer Wicks JA Freeman Maxine B. Baker
#sneakpeek the first-ever 50 state virtual AIDS Quilt display! #powerful #inspiring #healing Let the #beauty of the #AIDS #HIV Quilt help our nation heal during these difficult times! #WorldAIDSDay2020 www.aidsmemorial.org
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The first-ever 50 state virtual AIDS Quilt display! #powerful #inspiring #healing Let the #beauty of the #AIDS #HIV Quilt help our nation heal during these d...
12/01/2020
Join The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center and the National AIDS Memorial at 1 p.m. ET on December 1, World AIDS Day, for a national conversation with powerful voices about health justice, social activism, remembrance, hope and resilience. Learn more about World AIDS Day 2020–A National Conversation. Click here to get updates: https://bit.ly/35rSllV.
Join us and the National AIDS Memorial at 1 p.m. ET on December 1, World AIDS Day, for a national conversation with powerful voices about health justice, social activism, remembrance, hope and resilience. Learn more about World AIDS Day 2020–A National Conversation. Click here to get updates: https://bit.ly/35rSllV.
The incoming Biden administration has promised swift action to protect LGBTQ+ rights upon taking office in January. According to their transition team, Biden and Harris plan on employing a multifaceted approach to swiftly counter rising hate and discrimination, using executive orders to reverse discriminatory Trump-era policies while working with Congress to pass stalled legislation that would guarantee LGBTQ+ protections nationwide. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧
Thankfully Joe Biden will start with reversing Trump's transgender military ban.
Support small businesses AND LGBTQ families, with Rainbow Families' Virtual Holiday Bazaar! Visit https://rainbowfamilies.org now through New Year's Day. Many items and services available nationwide! Holiday shopping you can FEEL GOOD ABOUT! Rainbow Families is a nonprofit organization educating, supporting and empowering all LGBTQ families and prospective parents for 30 years.
11/30/2020
The École (formerly École Internationale de New York), an independent Nursery–8th Grade French-American school located in the Flatiron District, will once again award up to three full-ride scholarships for new students in Middle School (6th-8th Grade).
“We, like many parents, know the value of a bilingual education. This is why The École would like to help some families to continue the bilingual education of their children,” explain Philippe and Laurence Roux, The École Benefactors. “Our unique dual program, which really goes Beyond Bilingual through the artful blending of both the French and American curriculum, will prepare these students for the next step of their education, whether in a public or private school, here in the US, in France or abroad.”
Families interested in applying for the scholarship can write to [email protected] to receive the details about the application process. The deadline to apply is February 20, 2021, and the results of the scholarship awards will be made public on March 8, 2021.
Read more about The École in our Advertiser Spotlight in our 22nd Anniversary November-December 2020 FREE issue here: https://bit.ly/3oSZ1SM
If you are thinking of placing your child in an independent school, check out our 22nd Annual Gay Parent Magazine LGBTQ friendly Independent School Directory with over 100 schools in this issue.
11/29/2020
Yes, we still love our kids, and they love us (I think). But we’ve all learned what we don’t ‘like’ about each other. My husband fixates on problems I deem unimportant; I don’t show enough sensitivity; our eldest has a habit of stretching the truth on a too-frequent basis, and our youngest becomes destructive when not stimulated to his satisfaction.
Tempers began flaring hotter, over smaller and smaller things. The boys could not play for five minutes together without arguing. I became obsessed with the smallest infractions, lamenting that our kids could never just keep the house tidy!!
It's still November which is National Adoption Month and in our 22nd Anniversary November-December 2020 issue, Canadian dad, Gary Hurtubise, gives us a glimpse of his new family life in the pandemic, in the article Four Boys and the Pandemic. Read a free digital copy of the issue here: https://bit.ly/3oSZ1SM
Planning is STILL key. No one becomes a parent through assisted reproduction without lots of advance planning. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is still essential to plan your travel as far in advance as possible.
Updated advice for international intended parents in the process of travelling into the US during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic with San Diego Fertility Center's Richard Westoby and IFLG's Rich Vaughn. Contact IFLG to see how we can help you with travel.
Kapaemahu, an animation that tells the long forgotten story of four mahu, extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii. Beloved by the people for their gentle ways and miraculous cures, they imbued four giant boulders with their powers. Although the stones still stand on what is now Waikiki Beach, the true story behind them has been hidden – until now. Narrated in an ancient Hawaiian dialect, and seen through the eyes of a curious child.
Available on The Criterion Channel on December 1. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧
Kanaka Pakipika with Pacific Islanders in Communications, with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, present the powerful animated short Kapaemahu, available on The Criterion Channel on December 1. Kapaemahu, tells the long forgotten story of four mahu, extraordinary beings of dual m...
11/28/2020
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11/27/2020
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Of course, the entire population of Native American people in the modern world do not do the same thing and make the same decisions.
There are undoubtedly many who enjoy a roast turkey, green bean casserole and viewing a football game in the afternoon on that Thursday in November. However, those more interested in their culture and the true history of our country understand that these modern trappings of the holiday do not touch on what really happened and what their ancestors went through back in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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For the majority of non-native Americans, Thanksgiving is a time to think about things you are grateful for, eat far too much turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie, and relax in front of the TV to
The state’s Senate Democratic caucus voted to nominate Vermont Sen. Becca Balint (D) to be its next president pro tempore. Since Democrats control the state senate, she will probably win the vote for the position.
Balint, who lives with her wife Elizabeth R. Wohl and two kids in Brattleboro, was the first lesbian to be elected to the Vermont senate in 2014 and has made affordable housing, jobs, and LGBTQ equality some of her top priorities as a state lawmaker.
In 2018, a law she introduced that required single-user bathrooms in public buildings to be labeled gender-neutral went into effect. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧
Vermont’s state senate will be led by a woman for the first time & she’s an out lesbian. Women will also serve as Senate majority leader and assistant majority leader.
If the Court rules for Indiana, Slate warns, “same-sex couples will need to prepare for a ruling that could turn them into legal strangers to their own kids.” 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧😕
The United States Supreme Court is taking unusual steps that could start the unraveling of marriage equality...
Carlos Elizondo, an out gay man, has been named White House social secretary by the incoming Biden administration. Elizondo was social secretary for President-elect Joe Biden when Biden was vice president.
The social secretary is responsible for planning and executing White House functions. They coordinate events as simple as a single guest to large dinners for hundreds of guests or visits by heads of state. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧
He will be the second gay man to help coordinate White House events and visits by heads of state...
11/25/2020
Dominion Fertility is a proud supporter of the LGBTQ community and we work with individuals and couples to achieve their goal of parenthood. Whether you are a lesbian, gay or transgender couple or individual, we offer the full gamut of fertility treatments options to include; egg donors, sperm donors, IUI, IVF, 3rd party coordination (gestational carrier or egg/sperm donor) and fertility preservation to ensure your dream of being a parent is achieved.
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Each July-August issue of Gay Parent Magazine highlights family travel suggestions and in this issue, we offer four fun family vacation ideas, including:
Akron, Ohio--Greater Akron is extending an open invitation to the LGBT community to experience and enjoy everything their area has to offer.
Orlando, Florida—Dreams come true in Orlando and for countless reasons-not the least of which is their commitment to creating enchanting, memorable adventures.
The Highlands Inn—This “lesbian paradise” is located in Bethlehem, New Hampshire near the White National Forest.
The Inn at East Hill Farm—This award-winning family farm vacation resort in Troy, New Hampshire features wholesome and delicious home cooked meals and youngsters will enjoy the adventure of colleting eggs they eat for breakfast.
Read LGBTQ Family Vacation Ideas in the July-August issue of Gay Parent Magazine, available for purchase in print or digital download: https://www.gayparentmag.com/new-issue
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Decades before Black Lives Matter and the current focus on racial diversity, from the very first year of publishing, featuring stories of parents of color, and placing their photos on Gay Parent Magazine’s cover was a priority. Being a browned skinned Filipino American myself, it was important to show that LGBTQ parents and their children were racially diverse.
In recognition of our 20th Anniversary issue we’ve put together 15 facts about Gay Parent Magazine. They include attributes and achievements from our beginning to the present day.
Read the article 15 Facts About Gay Parent Magazine by GPM publisher and editor Angeline Acain in the November-December issue of Gay Parent Magazine. This landmark issue is available for purchase in print and as a digital download here: https://www.gayparentmag.com/new-issue
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As the kids get older, Anthony and Byron have noticed they occasionally come home with questions concerning their family dynamic. “The older twins have asked about their biological parents. Sometimes a school conversation between students and/or teachers will make them wonder about their own family make-up.”
While the kids have all gone through closed adoptions, with no contact with biological parents, the couple have always been very honest with them, and try to answer their questions as best they can. “The kids understand they are adopted and that there are different types of families. They know that regardless of who their family consists of, they are well loved and taken care of.”
Byron Moya and Anthony Burge of #California adopted five children between them. Read more about their family in the article The Moya-Burge Family of California by Gary Hurtubise in the November-December issue of Gay Parent Magazine. This 20th Anniversary issue is available for purchase in print and as a digital download here: https://www.gayparentmag.com/new-issue
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“Once upon a time, there were two boys who loved each other more than anything in the world. They were happy, but something was missing from their happiness.”
In this issue of Gay Parent Magazine learn about a new book, The 2 Boys Who Wanted to Become Daddies. This children’s book is written by a French couple, Pascal and Sylvain and explains family building through surrogacy. Read more in the article French Couple Write Children’s Book About Surrogacy by Gary Hurtubise available in the September-October issue of Gay Parent Magazine available for purchase in print and digital download https://www.gayparentmag.com/new-issue
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Tom recalls a picture of Rick with refugees from Africa that Rick had sent him shortly after they first met. “The moment I set my eyes on it I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life and build a family with this man. Rick will go anywhere and do anything to help people – no matter the personal challenges and circumstances. He sets an example for me and our girls that action is what matters and that one person can make a difference.” Tom highlights how Rick demonstrated this in 2014, when he went to Liberia in 2014 to help build a hospital during the Ebola epidemic.
“And now, he is doing it again,” Tom continues, “running for Congress against an established, well-funded incumbent in Republican leadership. Rick Neal is running to become Ohio's first openly gay person in the US congress. Neal is raising two children with his husband Tom Grote. Learn more in the article Ohio’s First Openly Gay Candidate for Congress, Rick Neal by Gary Hurtubise in the September-October issue of Gay Parent Magazine available for purchase in print and digital download https://www.gayparentmag.com/new-issue
For more information on Rick Neal, his family, and his campaign for US Congress, visit him at his website, RickNeal.com, on Facebook, Rick Neal for U.S. Congress, or on Twitter, @Rick_Neal.
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In celebration of Spirit Day, the cast of Boy Erased is sharing a special message encouraging people to stand up against bullying and support the LGBTQ youth. The video features Troye Sivan, director, Joel Edgerton and writer, Garrard Conley.
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“Figures are designed and painted with plastic subtlety and confident mastery; they are incarnate with vitality …” – Ronald Lightbown, “Botticelli: Life and Work”
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli - Un Artista, mille emozioni, was an esteemed painter during the early Italian Renaissance. His most famous works include “The Birth of Venus,” “The Primavera” and “The Adoration of the Magi.”
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As the time came for Gajilan and Fowler to want to start a family, the decision to use a known donor or an unknown donor had to be made. Ultimately they ended up choosing an unknown donor that would be willing to be contacted later in life. Since Fowler would be the one carrying, it was important to them that the donor had a Filipino heritage like Gajilan. Fowler also struggled with fertility issues, so between career changes and the cost of fertility, etc., the decision to not have other children was made and both Moms agree that they feel blessed and happy with Kai.
As an interracial couple with a biracial child, being with Gajilan has opened Fowler’s eyes to racial prejudice that she didn’t necessarily realize before. Read their story in the article The Journey to Leonia by Deadra Albrecht-Frasch in the
#NewYork Annual 2018-2019 edition of Gay Parent Magazine-New York. This magazine is published annually and distributed only in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and targets LGBTQ parents living in this area. The issue is available for purchase in digital download and magazine print formats: http://www.gayparentmag.com/new-york-annual
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Selecting the right sperm donor for your future child is often met with a sense of excitement and overwhelming emotions. At least it was for us. We did a lot of research, which often led to even more questions. While we ended up loving the donor we chose, we definitely could have used more guidance from someone who’s been there, done that.
Morgan Coggins and her wife Sasha used Xytex for a sperm bank when they decided to start their parenting journey. In the July-August issue of Gay Parent Magazine, Coggins poses five questions to ask for everyone considering starting or growing their family with donor sperm. The issue is available for purchase in print and digital download formats: https://www.gayparentmag.com/new-issue
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We used a relatively inexpensive product called Stork OTC that has a primarily heterosexual clientele, and caters to couples who have struggled with fertility,” Jarius, 25 continued. “The process was extremely long, and sort of a touch-and-go situation. We were at the mercy of receiving updates from our surrogates. We had to release control to people who were solely caring for our entire dream, and it was very hard. It was extremely difficult. We had to walk on eggshells.”
That walk eventually proved fruitful, and the Joseph's’ dream of becoming parents was realized with the birth of their son Ashton and daughter Aria, now nine months and eight months respectively. Each dad is the biological father of one of their children, but neither knows which of their children is theirs biologically.
Terrell and Jarius Joseph’s relationship isn’t a traditional “storybook” one. Nor is it a traditional LGBTQ one. From the beginning, they have charted their own course. Read more in the article Bisexual and Proud, the Josephs Welcome Their Son & Daughter and Celebrate Seven Years Together This Fall by Michael P Coleman in the July-August issue of Gay Parent Magazine. The issue is available for purchase on our website in print and digital download: https://www.gayparentmag.com/new-issue
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We are in the waning hours of African American History Month - the time set aside each year to reflect on black struggles and sacrifices to achieve America's promise. During the entire month of February, Gay Parent magazine celebrated African-American History Month and the journey of #LGBTQ families. Here's a look back.
We featured three African American parents, their partners, their children and their wonderful family stories. Our cover story profiled the Thomas-Banks family of #Tennessee. It wasn’t an easy road to parenthood for Robert Thomas and Dell Banks but with the assistance of a surrogate, the couple is raising a beautiful daughter named Heiress.
Other family profiles were Destiny and Lina Nuñez-Guerrero, a happily blended family of six living in #NewYorkCity and former #WestVirginia college basketball star Tiana Beatty talked about her girlfriend Nicole Stegall and their toddler son Isaiah. Family profiles written by Beverly Prince-Sayward.
You can find these articles and more in the January-February 2016 issue #104 of Gay Parent Magazine available in Print or Digital Download here: http://www.gayparentmag.com/new-issue/january-february-2016-issue-104.
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Sweet video of the celebration in New York City of the 1st International Family Equality Day, May 6, 2012. A group photo shoot in Times Square. Families were given pinwheels to hold.
Gay Parent Magazine is a publication featuring stories of LGBTQ parents and adult children of LGBTQ parents from across the country. The latest is our July-August 2020 issue #131.
Gay Parent Magazine - New York 2020-2021 issue #18 focuses on LGBTQ families in the New York tristate area (NY, NJ and CT). In our current New York annual we feature Ithaca resident, Moshé Alpert-Eschbach (as a child in the photo above seated on the far left). Alpert-Eschbach describes his upbringing by Jewish lesbians as 'fabulous.'
In each issue of Gay Parent Magazine and Gay Parent Magazine - New York, parents speak candidly about their experiences with adoption, foster care, donor insemination, using a surrogate, coming out after being in a straight marriage, divorce, and what it is like to raise their children in their part of the world. Gay Parent Magazine has supported and empowered LGBTQ parents and their children since 1998.
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A fun free cosplay virtual Halloween party for for all young folks ages 13-24, both allies and LGBTQ youth. Dress up, play games and jam to some tunes together! 👻 AND, for those over 50, we have our annual LI SAGE Spooktacular Halloween Party on Zoom, with senior drag queen Trixie performing, a costume contest, mixology demo and pumpkin carving! 🎃 SIGN UP www.lgbtnetwork.org/virtualcenter
10/6 8PM Gay, Bi, Queer & Trans Dads Meet Up!
Zoom in with other gay, bi, queer, and trans fathers to get to know each other, take a break from the kids and have fun together!
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Two Dads Under the Christmas Tree by Tobias Mile was just released.
It’s not just a book, it’s our opportunity to embrace the future, reshape the narrative about what “normal” looks like, bridge the gaps and become part of the solution. A book for all children and all children at heart. Adoption, same sex family, racial equality, powerful messages condensed in 32 pages of pure sweetness and witty humor, told from the eyes of little Jayden in his first 12 months of life. If you want things to change, be the change you want to see; READ, SHARE, GIFT!
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I just sent this email to my daughter's school. I'm sharing it in case anyone needs it for your kid.
Good morning ###x grade team!
One of my favorite quotes is when you know better, you do better. I’m in the process of learning through my daughter’s journey and I want to share what I’ve learned so far.
I want to be transparent and upfront about my daughter with all of you so that we can all make her transition to 6th grade as smooth as possible.
My daughter’s birth name is ###x which is also her dead-name. Alex is the name that she prefers to be called. Alex is gender fluid, which means that she is comfortable with both masculine and feminine pronouns.
She is a happy, friendly, and social kid (a lot like her mom) and is THRILLED that I am sending this email to her teachers. If you would please share this email will Alex’s FCS/Art/etc. teachers, I would we grateful.
Please keep in my that Alex is also in a journey, and is not an expert, nor can she answer every question you may have about her gender identity/sexuality. She may volunteer information to you/her peers, but please don’t expect her to speak for all gender fluid youth.
I’m learning too, and am happy to (attempt) to answer any questions or provide any information that I have to you.
Thank you for being kind, loving, and professional to all of your students,
~Allison Miller
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Book received rave reviews and was a finalist for Best #Gay #Mystery 2020 Lambda Literary Awards. Black gay CIA agent is the real hero. Some steamy sex but not erotica. Make it your summer read!
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I hope some of you who have older teens will be interested in Defend Yourself's Get Ready for College online workshop.
Most of us don’t yet know what school will look like in the fall. Still, the late teens and early 20s are a high-risk time for sexual harassment and assault, and research has found that empowerment self-defense can make a huge difference!
Join us to learn skills to be safer and more confident as you head off (literally or virtually) to school or work. Since most attacks are by someone you know, we focus on prevention, boundary-setting, assertiveness skills and physical strikes as a last resort in a college setting.
Open to women, trans men, and nonbinary people who are rising high-school juniors, seniors, and college students
Details and registration here: https://defendyourself.org/find-a-class/#college
Facebook event for sharing: https://www.facebook.com/events/599679180921570/
Are you looking for a new children's book that depicts a same sex couple? I just published a new book about a little girl, Molly, and her two moms! Check it out on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. My page is kperobooks
ONLINE PRIDE MONTH STORY TIME - Sunday, June 28th at 3:00pm ET! Register here: http://bit.ly/mmstorytime
June is National Pride Month! Celebrate and join us for this special read aloud as we celebrate all types of love and all kinds of families. We will be reading a children's picture book featuring two moms.
Story time will include a Q&A with the authors and illustrator, a drawing demo by the illustrator and a raffle to win a signed book, the doodle, and a denim bag. All attendees will receive a free e-book and free digital coloring pages. Register in advance. All ages and families welcome!
All 13-24 year olds are encouraged to attend, LGBTQ & allies!
**2SLGBTQ+ Rainbow Camp Launches Virtual Camp**
2SLGBTQ+ (2 spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning) already have a high rate of suicide. Due to COVID19, these youth are more isolated due to social distancing. Some youth are forced to live in the closet, gender mislabeled, and now with the lack of connections within the community, many are feeling desperate and alone.
Welcome Friend Association's "Rainbow Camp®," has developed virtual programming for this year called Rainbow Online Connection (ROC). The online programming will benefit 2SLGBTQ+ youth by giving them a heightened sense of community: a chance to meet new friends, a chance to be themselves, a chance to share and learn, all at the same time.
"Rainbow Online Connection (ROC) will serve our campers with the opportunity to connect virtually this summer through at-home activities and staff-led interactive programming. The goal of this program is to create a virtual space for LGBT youth to connect with peers who are like them so that they feel less alone during these isolating times of COVID-19," says Rainbow Camp Director Stephanie Voyer.
Our goal is to offer a custom virtual-camp experience, which means that participants can design their own ideal ROC program. We will be offering multiple programs daily, and we DO NOT expect participants to participate in all activities. Instead, they can choose sessions and events that they feel most passionate about.
We will be offering programming in three major streams: education and activism, artistic endeavours, and active outdoors. Each day there will be at least one program in each of these streams as well as large group activities such as group games, challenges, a talent show and more!
"Our previous campers are excited," says Voyer, "and they have been anxiously waiting for news of what we will be offering this year".
Even before ROC starts we are getting Thank-Yous'
• "I love the experience of being part of such an inclusive camp, and I want to have the opportunity to try the activities hosted by ROC." (Camper)
• "Thank you for doing this!!!" (Parent)
• "Thank you for creating this program!" (Parent)
• "Thank you for finding a way for all these kids to connect. This is awesome!" (Parent)
For More information on Rainbow Online Connection go to our website: [www.WelcomeFriend.ca/roc](http://www.welcomefriend.ca/roc)
