I will never forget the moment in my wedding when I said, “I…

My daughter and I were cuddled up on the couch watching something…

So many of us instill the “straight” mentality, or heteronormativity rather, in little everyday moments that we don’t even realize we’re establishing norms and expectations that make our kids assume they’re straight, cis kids living in a straight, cis world, and that everything else is different. There are a few ways you, as parents, can incorporate an inclusion state of mind into your kids’ everyday life, regardless of whether or not anyone in your family is queer. The biggest piece of advice I can give other parents who want to make an effort to normalize queerness is to try not never assume heterosexuality.

I love my family. My husband is thoughtful, helpful, and has…

My stepdaughter Amy has a war raging within her. It surfaced…