Your other dad says one kind of privilege doesn’t guarantee another.
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My Parents Are Putting Me in Therapy, Should I Be Scared?
Your Other Dad says depression and mental illness are never go-it-alone conditions.
Your Other Dad says depression and mental illness are never go-it-alone conditions.
How Can I Tell if Someone I Like Is Gay?
Your Other Dad says you have options — but only after you consider why you need to know.
Your Other Dad says you have options — but only after you consider why you need to know.
My Parents Won’t Stop Using My ‘Dead Name’ — What Do I Do Now?
Your Other Dad says it’s time to change the conversation.
Your Other Dad says it’s time to change the conversation.
Is It Worth It To Fight Injustice at School?
Your Other Dad says calling out harm is important — but how you do it makes a difference.
Your Other Dad says calling out harm is important — but how you do it makes a difference.
My Crush Was a Friend Before I Transitioned. What Do I Do?
Your Other Dad says the core issue isn’t gender; it’s the tricky nature of crushes.
Your Other Dad says the core issue isn’t gender; it’s the tricky nature of crushes.
How Do I Come Out to My Parents?
Your Other Dad says: Factor in context, safety, and who’s got your back.
Your Other Dad says: Factor in context, safety, and who’s got your back.
Why Don’t I Have Friends My Own Age?
Your Other Dad says: Trust your own friendship style but make room for variety, too.
Your Other Dad says: Trust your own friendship style but make room for variety, too.
Am I Ruining My Friendships?
Your Other Dad Says: Change your expectations and stay in the moment.
Your Other Dad Says: Change your expectations and stay in the moment.
What Is the ‘Right’ Age To Come Out? (and Will It Ever End?)
Your other dad says the age keeps dropping — and the first time may not be the last.
Your other dad says the age keeps dropping — and the first time may not be the last.
Help! Am I ‘Too Black’ for My Mostly White Theater School?
Navigating code-switching, authenticity, and professors who won’t keep up.
Navigating code-switching, authenticity, and professors who won’t keep up.
Welcome 46: Imagining Four Years
What does the view look like on Biden-Harris inauguration day?
What does the view look like on Biden-Harris inauguration day?
What’s Your Ornament Story?
Love, loss, healing, and hope — it all goes on the tree.
Love, loss, healing, and hope — it all goes on the tree.
I Love You Less: What Your Trump Vote Means To Me Now
When my loved ones voted for trump in 2016, they said to give him a chance. How do I make them care about what happened to my family after?
When my loved ones voted for trump in 2016, they said to give him a chance. How do I make them care about what happened to my family after?
Slow Drowning: A Teen’s Battle With COVID-19
“We figured she was a healthy 17-year-old, so she would be fine.”
“We figured she was a healthy 17-year-old, so she would be fine.”
Race, Adoption, and My Learning Curve
Would you adopt a child of a different race than your own?
Would you adopt a child of a different race than your own?