Of Festivals and Family
(Originally published as my Mombian newspaper column.) It was holiday prep weekend here at my house, our annual festive mash-up of traditions.
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The Price of LGBTQ Parenthood
What does it cost for an LGBTQ person to become a parent and raise a child in the U.S. today? What are the particular challenges we face? I investigate those questions in a new article for the Advocate.
Of Hate and Hope: Explaining the Pulse Massacre to My Son
I wrote this last year for my newspaper column, shortly after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando that killed 49 mostly LatinX, LGBTQ young people. One year later, to #HonorThemWithAction, I thought I should post it here.
When I learned of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, my own son was in elementary school, and I was shaken to the core. He is in middle school now, and the Orlando massacre has shaken me again. The victims this time were not young children—but they were all someone’s children.
Talking Sex and Gender with Our Kids
(This post is sponsored by AMAZE.)
As a lesbian mom, I’ve encountered two potential pitfalls in talking with my son about sex and gender.
Not Explaining; Simply Being
A must-read for this President’s Day is writer and parent Jennifer Finney Boylan’s piece at Medium, “I’m all done explaining my humanity.” She’s talking about being transgender—but it’s a piece everyone should read, trans and cis alike.
5 Election Day Tips for Parents
As most of you well know, this election will have far-reaching consequences for LGBTQ families and others—but we parents know that sometimes things come up unexpectedly. Here are some tips to help you get to the polls tomorrow.
A Letter to My Son About the Election
My son is 13 years old, and the current election will likely be the first one he remembers into adulthood. There are therefore a few things I want to make sure he understands.
Of Parenting and Privilege
I had an encounter with the police a few weeks ago. I am an avid cyclist, and had a flat while on a ride, about 15 miles from home. I was struggling to change my tire when a local officer drove by, stopped to see if I needed help, and offered to drive me to my house.
More on Talking with Children About Orlando
On Tuesday, I wrote of talking with my son and other children about the Orlando massacre. Here are a few similar pieces by others. Would that we never had to write them.
Discussing Orlando with Children
My 13-year-old son said all the kids on his bus today were talking about the shooting in Orlando. At some point, we cannot shelter our children from news such as this. But how do we talk about it with them?
