“Harry, can we talk about pronouns for minute?” I asked my 31-year-old millennial kid recently. “Is this your annual check-in, Mom?” I smiled. “Well, yes, I guess it is.” I... read more →
I loved getting the chance to talk about the commonalities of leadership and parenting. Many thanks to Out Leadership's Fabrice Houdart, managing director of global equality initiatives, for interviewing me... read more →
If your child has come out to you as LGBTQ, you may doubt your ability to be a good parent, as I did. Or you may fear for their safety... read more →
his Let' say you're the straight parent of a young child who happily tells you they're gay. Do you know how you would react or respond? This latest column for... read more →
As a teenager, my now-adult kid Harry came out to me as bisexual and then again as gay. It didn’t feel right either time to talk to Harry's dad until... read more →
I remember clearly the confusion and questions I had as my toddler son who loved pink, glitter, and Barbie dolls grew to adulthood. Vocabulary has expanded over the decades to... read more →
In this season of peace, love and understanding, it’s easy to forget that some LGBTQ+ youth and their parents dread holiday... read more →
(A version of this piece appears on HuffPost.) The first time I saw my only child Harry was a quarter century ago. My doctor had performed what I call my... read more →
(This post also appears on HuffPost.) You'd think by the time my son Harry turned four years old in 1994 I would have learned how to handle Halloween. A guilt... read more →
(A version of this piece also appears on HuffPost.) Pronoun usage was just confusing at times. I'd noticed my kid Harry and his friends often used gender pronouns interchangeably, whether... read more →
