Category Archives: Family

A Gay Dad’s Open Letter to Dolce and Gabbana

Posted on March 16, 2015 by robw77

Dolce and Gabbana are not Ben and Jerry. Ben and Jerry are straight. Dolce and Gabbana are gay. Ben and Jerry make ice cream fashionable, Dolce and Gabbana make icy fashions. Ben and Jerry are sweetly pro-LGBT and marriage equality. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Marriage equality, Prejudice | Tagged dolce and gabbana boycott, Domenico Dolce, Elton John, fashion industry, gay dads, internalized homophobia, IVF pregnancies, lesbian moms, lgbt artists, parenthood, same sex parents, Stefano Gabbana, surrogacy | 8 Comments

A Gay Dad Sounds Off on the Homophobic Pediatrician and Florist Who Attempted to Humiliate LGBT Families

Posted on March 10, 2015 by robw77

A popular insurance company pays a great deal of advertising money to let everyone know that they are in fact “our good neighbors.” They populate commercial after commercial with cheery, miraculously at-your-service agents who care about their clients above all … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Civil Rights, Family, Hatred, Marriage equality, Mixing religion and politics, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, US Politics | Tagged Barronelle Stutzman, discrimination, family rights, florists, gay dads, human-rights, lesbian moms, LGBT families, parenting, pediatricians, political strategy, pursuit of happiness, refusal of service, Religious Freedom, ROS, Roy Moore, Vesna Roi | 24 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Letter to Gay Teen, Austin Wallis, and the High School That Rejected Him

Posted on February 13, 2015 by robw77

The world of teens and tweens can be a treacherous one. As the dad to two 12 year olds, I see it as a world where childhood cushions and play have fallen away and new, somewhat complex challenges have emerged. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Civil Rights, Family, Living, News, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged Austin Willis, bullying by school, cheating on yelp, Dallas Lusk, discrimination, expelled from school, High School, lgbt teens, Lutheran Northern, Private high school, school rights, teen civil rights, YouTube video channels | 25 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Letter to the School Seeking to Censor a Mural of a Kiss

Posted on February 2, 2015 by robw77

The kiss. For some reason, it, and the experience of giving and getting one, is a completely integrated aspect of the high school experience. While puckers may have been planted in earlier years, it is the high school ones that … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Family, Living, News, Prejudice | Tagged Alberta Canada, GSA, high school mural, Kaela Wilton, kids and sex, Onoway High School, painting of a kiss, PDA, public display of affection, Rob Watson letter, same sex kiss, sex in school | 9 Comments

A Gay Dad Sounds Off On “My Husband is Not Gay” Lies and Abuse

Posted on January 13, 2015 by robw77

Sunday night was a cornucopia of LGBT television. First came the Golden Globes with a full offering of heartwarming equality affirmations from wins for Transparent ,including a call out for Leelah Alcorn, to a win for Matt Bomer in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Family, Living, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged coming out, denial, LDS church, mixed orientation marriages, Mormon and gay, My Husband is not Gay, psychological abuse, same sex attraction, spousal abuse, TLC. The Learning Channel, traditional families | 29 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Requiem for Leelah, the Matthew Shepard of Our Time

Posted on January 2, 2015 by robw77

I will never forget the stunning image of Matthew Shepard’s hate crime. A young beautiful human was beaten, tortured and left for dead in an unthinkable violation. It shocked me when I saw the images, and I was not alone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hatred, Living, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged Carla Wood Alcorn, Dan Savage, Doug Alcorn, human-rights, Judy Shepard, Leelah Alcorn, lgbt teens, Matthew Shepard, Michael Brown, Ohio deaths, Religious Freedom, suicide, tragedy, transgender, transphobia | 29 Comments

My Christmas Card to the Family with Two Dads Who Gave Up All Their Christmas Presents to a Group of LGBT Homeless Youth

Posted on December 22, 2014 by robw77

Years ago when my partner and I were deciding whether or not to have kids, we made two lists. The first was a “cons” list. On that list were all the pragmatic reasons why it would be difficult. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Family, Living, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged charity, christmas spirit, ENDA, feeling of christmas, giving spirit, giving up your christmas gifts, Homeless teens, lgbt employment rights, LGBT youth, same sex marriage | 14 Comments

How Harvey Milk’s Death, and the World AIDS Losses Brought Us Marriage and Family Equality

Posted on November 25, 2014 by robw77

Harvey Milk was shot and killed on November 27, 1978. Almost a decade later, on December 1, 1988 the first World AIDS Day was enacted. The first was a dramatic local tragedy around several local politicians and the second was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Marriage equality, Politics, Prejudice | Tagged 1978, 1988, Cleve Jones, Equality Mantra, Harvey Milk, ken jansen, Marriage equality, pay it forward, Secret battles, Stop Homophobia, World AIDS day | 5 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Open Letter to Rose McGowan on Lessons Learned

Posted on November 8, 2014 by robw77

Rose McGowan’s opinions have been all over social media the past few weeks. She started in an interview with a now infamous diss that gay men are “more misogynistic than hetero men”. She then “apologized”. In the Huffington Post, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Family, News, Prejudice | Tagged apology, criticism of gay men, Feminism, gender roles, generalizations, Kennedy-Kline, lessons from LGBT fight, LGBT experience, misogyny, Rose McGowan | 26 Comments

My Open Letter to the Two Gay Dads, Parents to One of the Most Special Boys in the World

Posted on October 29, 2014 by robw77

It all started with a haircut. Chad, a 22 year old young man, not out about his sexuality, got into Wayne’s chair at a salon. After discovering a sincere enjoyment of each other, they went on a date a week … Continue reading →