Just remember to embrace the pride you feel for them too. As I pulled out of the driveway, my eyes misted over and there was a physical catch in my throat. The car slowly moved out into the street and away from my daughter’s new apartment. Also away from my daughter. If there is any... Continue Reading →
A Mother First and Gay Rights Activist Second
The story of Jeanne Manford and the baton she passed to me. I sit at the far end of the semi-circle of tables and chairs. We are gathered in a small meeting room at the back of a pizzeria. The room doubles as a space for both group gatherings and birthday party bashes. As I... Continue Reading →
The Day I Picked up His Banner and Walked With Him
The beginning of one mother’s journey as her son came out as transgender. My son is twenty-three this year. Five years ago, at the age of seventeen, he came out as transgender. It was on a rainy, Northwest day my teenage child, then known as my oldest daughter, drove off in the old Toyota. A... Continue Reading →
A Good Book Lasts A Lifetime
My coping mechanism and self-care habit in the time of Covid-19 Like so many of us, my love of books began in my youth. Books transported me to other worlds and other times filling my young mind and imagination with the beauty of the written word. As an adult, I read for knowledge, enjoyment, and... Continue Reading →