The red ribbon that symbolizes support for the fight against HIV/AIDS filled my phone screen. I saw First World AIDS Day Observed Worldwide and the date 1988. I took in my... read more →
I boarded the Hilton hotel’s airport shuttle behind a mom and her tween. I wasn’t sure if they’d flown into Newark or taken the train like me. But I knew... read more →
When Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), held up a “TRANS AF” t-shirt at a fundraising event in New York City Monday night, the... read more →
I watched children in my neighborhood follow their mom or dad into the nearby Halloween Spirit store after school yesterday. I smiled, because I know how kids love the fantasy... read more →
NON-STOP QUEENS My friend Sharon and I hopped into a taxi and headed to the opening of Bushwig 2017, Brooklyn's weekend-long explosion of drag, music and love. I unfolded the three-page... read more →
Having a child who pushes boundaries when it comes to clothes, makeup, and hair can often create worries for their parents. The mom who wrote to the editors at My Kid Is... read more →
My first face-to-face with iconic LGBTQ rights activist Edie Windsor was actually an encounter with only the two-dimensional images of her that appeared on signs and homemade masks carried by... read more →
Thousands of kids in New York City went back to school this week, headed for classrooms and a school library... read more →
I opened the email confirmation my kid Harry sent me for her* upcoming flight to Toronto and smiled. The ticket had been issued to “Sister” Harry James. I immediately flashed... read more →
After a recent run-in with a children’s sticker, I wrote the piece “Stickers don’t have a gender.” I thought a 2-year-old girl at the local dry cleaner looked puzzled when... read more →
