Dear Gay Dad Project: “If you could have it all done over, would you still have your father tell you he was gay?”
A lifetime of homophobia had beaten down Larry Best, but with the help of a friend, he has regained pride in his manhood.
Not Everything Should Be Shared Publicly
September 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
On gay fathers, insight from the straight-partner point of view is very different than from the child’s point of view. A mother-son dialogue from The Gay Dad Project.
Another Perspective to Help Put It All In Perspective
September 4, 2012 By 3 Comments
A son gains the maturity to contemplate the complexities of his mother’s identity and relationship to his father, who came out as a gay man.
All the Cool Kids Are Doing It: The Gay Dads Project Letter From Amie to Jared
August 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
Jared Karol had to broach the subject of his gay father more than once with his co-worker, Amie Shea, before she wanted to open up about her own gay dad.
Having a Gay Dad: Once a Stigma, Now a Source of Pride: Jared Replies to Amie
August 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
Jared Karol on dealing separately with the confusion of having a gay father, and the man his father was.
The Gay Dad Project Letters: Jared’s Response to Erin
August 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
When you’re a teenager and your father comes out as gay, you can end up feeling like there’s no one you can tell. Erin and Jared exchange letters about their experiences as the children of gay men.
The Gay Dad Project Letters
August 24, 2012 By 5 Comments
Your dad is gay, too? How Jared, Erin, and Amie found each other and created a project for families like theirs.
“When I went to forgive those who had bullied me in school, they had no idea what they had done to me.”
This is a comment by Anonymous on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”
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