A Road Trip to Love

“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.” Yoko Ono During college, it was easy for me to hide who I was. I used to jokingly tell people I could’ve won an Oscar for the role I played as a straight man. I joined a fraternity and trained myself to act like the guys I knew. I had girlfriends and a life-size poster of Heidi Klum in a bikini hanging on my bedroom wall. I even went so far as to strategically place Playboy magazines in my room to make sure guests saw I loo

An invitation for all families. “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” ~ Robert Fulghum Last week I heard an openly gay father say his children don’t know he’s gay. As a gay uncle with five nieces and nephews, it caught my attention. I also gave a TEDx talk that specifically addresses how being open and honest with children from a young age can prevent homophobia and bullying. I was curious why his kids didn’t know. I’d first

A friend recently shared an article with me about Perez Hilton saying he would prefer it if his five year old son wasn’t gay. Hearing an openly gay parent say something like that makes me sad and frustrated. It also reminds me that just because we’re gay or lesbian, it doesn’t mean we can’t be homophobic or pass along homophobic beliefs. Being a gay parent doesn’t automatically exclude us from teaching homophobia. Growing up in a heteronormative society, it’s not possible to