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Author Archives: Ono Kono
Congratulations Oregon
You have now entered the equal zone! I am proud to know that the place of my birth is now giving same sex couples the rights we all enjoy. More work needs to be done, but for now we celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Equality, Good Signs, Marriage equality, News
Tagged marriage equality in Oregon
4 Comments
Gay Son Change? You Change!
I will let this speak for itself. The next time someone suggests a gay person must change and become heterosexual, here’s the proper response. Click on the image to make larger for an easier read.
Posted in Family, Prejudice, Religion
Tagged advice column, Amy Dickinson, gay choice, homophobia, parenting a gay child, pflag
41 Comments
Tiles Falling, Foolishness, and Priorities
Years ago, I enjoyed watching sports and going to sporting events of my favorite teams—the Mariners and Seahawks in Seattle. I even worked part-time at the Mariners’ games taking care of promotional contest boxes in the 90s. I liked to … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Equality, Fail!
Tagged big business, inequality, King County, kingdome ceiling tiles, sports, taxes
2 Comments
Accept—No Exceptions—Accept
Good Signs Sunday It’s simple, really. The only thing I need to do as a parent, my LGBT child,is accept. Accept you like I would if you were short, or tall brown eyed, green, or blue blonde haired, or black. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Good Signs
Tagged Family, fathers, gay children, lesbian daughter, lgbt poetry poem, love, mothers, parents of LGBTS, unconditional love
10 Comments
Why this question, MoveOn?
Today was the first time I’ve been asked by MoveOn.org for my thoughts on whether they should send this petition to its members. I thought it was a strange one to ask and with no explanation about why, it made … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Fail!, Prejudice, Reparative Therapy
Tagged anti-gay, civil rights, Conversion therapy, human dignity, myths, reparitive therapy
5 Comments
Giving Our Ego a New Perspective
by Ono Kono Recently it occurred to me that when our ego gets in the way, we could help put it back in line with a new perspective. A little saying that I like to remember is, “Be kind; everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Living, Prejudice
Tagged discrimination, getting rid of ego, new perspectives
4 Comments
A Recovering Evangelical
A few weeks ago, I was in a discussion, although I was mostly listening to a former Universalist turned Roman Catholic, and a gay Episocpalian. We were comparing religious notes and it was a wonderful conversation. I mentioned that I … Continue reading
A Program on Ex-Gay Ministries
Tonight on OWN (Oprah Winfry Network) Lisa Ling is doing a followup on the Ex-Gay Ministries. Ex-Gay survivors confront the leader Alan Chambers about how his ministry is impacting Gays. Chambers himself has admitted that it hurts gays, and has … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Gay Christians, News, Religion, Reparative Therapy
Tagged gay ministries, religion, reparitive therapy
9 Comments
Building Bridges
Someone mentioned the idea that gays need to understand and accept the beliefs of Fundamentalist Christians that are against homosexuals. In doing so, that would help build the bridge between the two groups. I am all for building bridges; however, … Continue reading
Thank You for Changing My Life
by Ono Kono Two decades ago, I was unaware of the struggle of LGBT people. Back then, I was a busy working Mom, juggling career and family. I cared about others, but I was asleep when it came to their … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Family, Hatred, News, Prejudice, Religion, Violence
Tagged bigotry, gays, hatred, homophobia, homosexual, human-rights, Judy Shepherd, love, Matthew Shepard, murder, Ono Kono, Phelps, religion, Westborough Baptist Church
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