Tag Archives: lgbt

A Transgender Man’s Personal Day of Remembrance and Vision for the Path Ahead

Posted on November 20, 2014 by guestposting600

Guest blog by Lex Beatty It’s 2am. I’m leaning against a parking meter on a grungy, half lit street outside of a night club in San Francisco. The air around me is electric. I open one bleary eye to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Equality, Hatred, Living, Prejudice | Tagged human dignity, lex beatty, lex is word, lgbt, mugging, suicidal, TDOR, TDOR2014, trans male, transgender | 4 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

“Love the Sinner”…um….Yeah, Don’t Give Me That Crap

Posted on January 22, 2014 by robw77

Special Guest Blog by Ken Jansen “I love the color red..but I kinda hate the reddish tint.” Sounds stupid, doesn’t it? Not a lot of sense in that phrase. Same goes for another one, that we hear a lot. “Love … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged equality, Gandhi, gay rights, John 13:34, ken jansen, lgbt, Love one another, Love the Sinner | 164 Comments

My First Day as a Father, by Rob Watson

Posted on June 10, 2013 by robw77

My “dad” instincts started when I was very young. My earliest memories are from age three. I believe a significant event kick-started the memory-recall part of my brain. It was the news that my mother was pregnant and I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, anti gay adoption, fathers day, First father's day, foster care, gay dad, lgbt, lgbt parents, Rob Watson | 36 Comments

How to Start an LGBT Family and Help the World

Posted on June 6, 2013 by robw77

“Necessity is the mother of invention” goes the old saying. When there is a problem or an issue in play, a creative solution is often about to be realized. This point is nowhere more valid than in the area of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cambridge Study on Gay Parenting, fostercare, gay dad, Gay parents, gay people adopting, lgbt, lgbt parents, Markus K, Rob Watson | 4 Comments

I Thank You for Changing My Life

Posted on September 24, 2012 by robw77

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, Religion | Tagged hatred, Judy Shepard, lgbt, love, Matthew Shepard, Phelps, picketing, Westboro Baptist Church | 26 Comments

The Brother of a Gay Man Says, “It’s Important”

Posted on July 3, 2012 by allydavidstevens

“I don’t care if you’re gay.” I’ve made that statement (or some variant of it) many times. It is meant to convey that I’m a safe person, that I’m above labels, that I’m open minded. Here’s the thing: It’s not … Continue reading →