Category Archives: Hatred

A Gay Dad’s Open Letter to a “Christian” Mother Caught on Tape Wishing Death on Her Disabled Lesbian Daughter

Posted on September 29, 2014 by robw77

Video has again captured a “Christian” parent behaving badly. This week, the Facebook and Twitter mega-page Stop-Homophobia broadcast out a post depicting the plight of a lady named Kelly. Public disapproval over who could marry whom was an issue for Kelly’s family … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hatred, Living, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged bad parents caught on you tube, inter-racial marriage, lgbt kids, lgbt teens kicked out, Lupus, parents who reject | 20 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Open Letter to the Christian Grandmother Proposing Homophobic Themed Books for Teens

Posted on September 15, 2014 by robw77

Laurie Higgins is a Christian grandmother with a limited professional background (according to her bio). She has worked as “cultural analyst” for The Illinois “Family” Institute for six years, and before that was employed in the “writing center” for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hatred, Living, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged children's books, depriving a child of a mother and a father, gay dads, homophobic grandmothers, Illinois Family Institute, Laurie Higgins, lesbian moms, LGBT families, Rob Watson, teen novels | 11 Comments

A Gay Dad Says Good-Bye to Joan Rivers

Posted on September 9, 2014 by robw77

The old adage is that celebrities pass away in threes. In the past few weeks, this theory could be said to have been “proven true” with the passing of Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall and Joan Rivers. One can only wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Family, Hatred | Tagged bullying and humor, humor, Joan Rivers, President Obama "gay", Rob Watson, shock humor, teen television | 2 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Open Letter to the Homophobic Parents Caught on Video Throwing Their Gay Son Away

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robw77

Another young person has been thrown out of his home for coming out as gay. I have written about this on a number of occasions covering such events in the United States, Nigeria and Uganda. This time the event … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Family, Hatred, Prejudice, Religion | 89 Comments

A Gay Man Searches for the Dad He Lost to Homophobia

Posted on August 8, 2014 by guestposting600

A post by guest blogger Hart Reiniger My dad grew up in an isolated, rural community on the high plains, the eldest of six. His own father was absent for the first two years of his life, off in Belgium and … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hatred, Prejudice | Tagged abandonment by parents, bigotry, fatherly honor, Fathers and gay sons, gay man, LGBT history, loving dads, rejection | 17 Comments

Freedom Reigns Over Hate

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Ono Kono

Let’s pause to celebrate another victory, where human rights wins over hate. Scott Lively’s race to spread hatred around the world has been stopped in Uganda! Let freedom reign high, but the vigilance to keep hatred from ruling and ruining … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Equality, Hatred, News, Politics, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged courts, gay rights, human-rights, lgbt rights, religious bigotry in Uganda, Rick Warren, Scott Lively, Uganda | 2 Comments

A Mom’s Perspective is Profoundly Changed by Amazing Closure With the Bully of Her Past

Posted on August 2, 2014 by guestposting600

Guest blog by Mindy Forsythe, author of How My Eleven Year Old Son Taught Me That Having a Gay Character in ‘Train Your Dragon’ is Important “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me”, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hatred, Living, Prejudice | Tagged bullying, closure from bullying, deadly homophobia, gay best friend, internalized homophobia, lgbt suicide, Mindy Forsythe | 2 Comments

Why I Write as a “Gay” Dad

Posted on August 1, 2014 by robw77

I did not intend to write about this topic. A friend of mine, Henry Amador, blogger and founder of Dadsquared, addressed it in a piece called “The Battle Cry of the Gay Dad” for The Next Family. He captured the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hatred, Marriage equality, Prejudice | Tagged Boy Scouts on gay dads, Catholic Church and gay parents, dad bloggers, Dadsquared, gay dad versus just dad, Henry Amador, Jesse Watson, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rob Watson, Ruth Feldman, why a gay dad | 11 Comments

If God Would Write

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Ono Kono

After reading a letter from Pastor Philip Hoppe and St. Paul’s Lutheran Congregation to one of their members named Scott, I wondered how God would write a letter to them about their sins. Here’s what came to me. First the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Christians, Hatred, Religion | Tagged church, excommunication, God, lgbt, Pastor Hoppe, St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation | 16 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Thoughts on Why Ian Thorpe’s Coming Out Was So Important

Posted on July 17, 2014 by robw77

Last weekend, Ian Thorpe, who Australian politician Penny Wong called her country’s “greatest Olympian ”, came out as a gay man. In doing so, he follows in the footsteps of a number of brave public celebrities and a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hatred, Prejudice | 6 Comments