My kid Harry – aka drag artist Amber Alert – flies home tomorrow from Berlin, Germany. Amber performed Saturday night at Bushwig Berlin, the drag festival held during Christopher Street... read more →
My brother thinks I’m stuck in the past. He didn’t tell me that directly. But he did mention it on the phone recently with my kid Harry, who turned 29... read more →
Many children learn that gender is simple. There are boys and girls; boys behave one way, girls another. Modern researchers have explored girls’ experiences with limiting stereotypes. At the core... read more →
With the growing number of LGBT-themed children’s books and the vast amount of openly LGBT celebrities in music, sports, and television, children are feeling safe to come out at younger... read more →
What do drag queens and children have in common? They love dressing up and all things sparkly and fancy. Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like. Fabulous... read more →
Warning: Triggers for heartbreak, tears and depression. Over the summer 9-year-old Jamel Myles came out to his mom as gay and said he wanted to wear more feminine clothes. She... read more →
When I first read the question asking for advice, four words jumped off the screen: Christian parents gender exploration. My pulse raced with urgency for a child I didn’t know.... read more →
International Pride Month may have officially ended, but there’s something to keep in mind about the months July through May. People of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions... read more →
“I have a Harry,” a young dad in Minneapolis-St. Paul told me last month, as I signed a copy of my book for him. I’d heard that before and knew... read more →
Lately I’ve been thinking about my one of my kid Harry’s iconic influencers. A stencil Harry made of her and hand-colored with makeup his senior year of high school hangs in... read more →
