Tag: Parenting
-
Episode 79 – John Selig Outspoken (The Book) – Today Was My Day From Hell
This is an essay for my upcoming book entitled John Selig Outspoken (The Book). The essay is called “Today Was the Day from Hell.” On January 12th 2012 a newspaper article in Canada’s Globe and Mail Newspaper indicating that same-sex marriages in Canada, like Rodolfo’s and mine where the couple lived in a country or…
-
Episode 48 – Tom & Travis Knoll – Gay Dad and His Son (Part 2 of 2)
Travis Knoll, 17-year old son of Tom Knoll discusses the books he reads and his interpretation of the authors, history, politics and religion. To discusses the responsibilities of being a parent. I deliver a commentary called “Verbal Gold.” Featured Websites & Organizations Family Equality Council COLAGE Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and…
-
Episode 47 – Tom & Travis Knoll – Gay Dad and His Son (Part 1 of 2)
Tom Knoll, a gay dad, adopted his son Travis at the age of 6 years. They discuss Tom’s growing up, adoption of Travis, their adjustment to each other, Travis’s talented and gifted skills as veracious reader and musician. Featured Websites Family Equality Council COLAGE Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts…
-
Welcome to Our Lives Cameron
Rodolfo and I recently returned from a long weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia visiting my son, Nathaniel, and daughter-in-law, Doris, and we met our 5-week old grandson, Cameron, for the first time…
-
Episode 34 – Beth Teper, Executive Director of Colage
Colage is the national support organization for equality and justice for people with lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender parents and their families. Beth discusses the unique challenge faced by kids with LGBT parents from coming out to friends to dealing with school and the wide variety of support services provided by colage. Featured Websites Colage…
-
Episode 31 – Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of the Family Equality Council. My commentary is titled “An Outsider’s View of Our Inner City Schools.”
Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of the Family Equality Council which is the national advocacy organization committed to securing family equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and allies. Jennifer Chrisler has extensive experience in all aspects of nonprofit management. Jennifer and her spouse, Cheryl Jacques, reside in the Boston Area with their…
-
LGBT Youth Need Us — They Don’t Have Anybody Else
I hope you were moved by Bob Miskinis’s description of the challenges faced by Youth First Texas and the youth it serves…
-
Episode 2 – Ken Manford of Family Pride, Patricia Nell Warren and Commentary on Michael Moore’s “Sicko”
Our first interview is the second part of the Ken Manford interview where he talks about the Family Pride organization. Next, we have famed author, Patricia Nell Warren, who discusses growing up on her family’s ranch in Deer Lodge, MT, starting to write at the age of 10, her education and her career at “The…
-
Episode 1 – Ken Manford of Family Pride, Jeffrey Reid Baker (Musician) and Gay Pride Commentary
Our first interview is with Ken Manford of the Family Pride organization. Ken and his partner Jeffrey Roach adopted their son from Guatemala at the age of 6 months. Next we will have Jeffrey Reid Baker on. I am quite excited, most podcasts use creative commons licensed. Ours is fortunate in being able to feature…
-
Gay Parenting
My son, Nathaniel, turned 21 last Month. He is a jock, par extraordinaire and is the World’s most insufferable Dallas Cowboys fan…