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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 14:39:59 GMT
www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/lgbt-youth-social-media.html"Coming out as gay, bisexual or transgender is rarely easy, particularly for those who fear they will be rejected by their families and friends. At a time when bullying and hate crimes against L.G.B.T. people are on the rise, social media can often provide a refuge, where love, acceptance and pride are strongly encouraged. Be you, various posts declare. It gets better. #LoveWins. So it was that Quinn Cummings, a writer and mother in Los Angeles, came across the news this week about a West Virginia Republican delegate who likened the gay community to the K.K.K. and appeared to imply he would drown his children if he found out they were gay. Saddened by his comments, and concerned about the impact they might have on closeted youths, Ms. Cummings took to Twitter on Thursday morning to offer a message of support:" How sad that she felt a need to do this. How wonderful that she did it. I hope I am the kind of parent whose children never need to find a surrogate for feeling loved and valued just as they are.
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Post by ashley on Feb 16, 2019 16:40:21 GMT
There are good people out there! They often just speak a lot more softly than the ones full of hate and fear do.
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Post by AmandaA on Feb 16, 2019 17:32:05 GMT
Reminded me of this post on IG from last summer http://instagram.com/p/BmYbo5pgPQt Cried when I saw it the first time and when I revisited it today. Things like this give me a glimmer of hope that not everyone in the world is so narrow minded and hate filled as that dude and his kind. |
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Post by mom on Feb 16, 2019 17:49:53 GMT
I love this so much!
One of my favorite Christian authors is Jen Hatmaker and she and goes to LGBTQ rallys and has a sign that says something along the line 'free mom hugs'. I am going to do this at the first chance I get.
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Post by kkrenn on Feb 16, 2019 19:22:17 GMT
I'm still friends with one of my dd's ex boyfriends mom and she is the most amazing lady. Her older son identifies as a woman and at the last pride parade the mom and a couple of her friends made t-shirts and stood on the side lines giving free mom hugs to anyone who needed it. She got so many hugs and it filled her with such wonderful energy and love.
I hope it made a difference to someone who needed it.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Feb 16, 2019 19:24:54 GMT
Marvellous.
So that eejit would drown his kids? That rather suggests that there was someone out there who was prepared to have sex with that repulsive bladder of lard.
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Post by mom on Feb 16, 2019 22:12:18 GMT
Reminded me of this post on IG from last summer http://instagr.am/p/BmYbo5pgPQt Cried when I saw it the first time and when I revisited it today. Things like this give me a glimmer of hope that not everyone in the world is so narrow minded and hate filled as that dude and his kind. Yes!! Thats what I was thinink of earlier when I posted. That posted has been burned into my heart. I love it! |
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Post by flanz on Feb 16, 2019 23:10:01 GMT
I'm still friends with one of my dd's ex boyfriends mom and she is the most amazing lady. Her older son identifies as a woman and at the last pride parade the mom and a couple of her friends made t-shirts and stood on the side lines giving free mom hugs to anyone who needed it. She got so many hugs and it filled her with such wonderful energy and love. I hope it made a difference to someone who needed it. I'll bet it did! I do volunteer work supporting our local PRIDE organization and the stories I've heard are beyond heartbreaking. Thanks to every single person who goes out of their way to encourage and support LGBTQ folks of all ages.  Coming up soon is our local PRIDE PROM for 12-17yos from our and two neighboring counties. I'm in charge of dessert for 200 hot sweaty kids. They will have been at a workshop during the day, had dinner, changed into their dress up clothes and will be dancing. I'm figuring 5 pieces of finger food desserts each, at a minimum. Rice K treats, brownies, cookies, I'm making sheet pan bar cookies with rainbow sprinkles, ordered 15 dozen iced donut holes, etc. I'll have platters of GF and vegan goodies too. This is something I head up in my congregation. It is so rewarding to help provide a safe, welcoming, celebratory space for these amazing, wonderful young people! xo |
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Post by slkmommy on Feb 16, 2019 23:14:08 GMT
I think that it’s great that someone that needs support knows they have it....
And isn’t Quinn Cummings the girl they brought into “Family” after the show was on a few seasons? They adopted her I think.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 16, 2019 23:28:41 GMT
I remember watching Will and Grace with my kids when they were little. Of course the subject of being gay came up frequently. We had enough conversations about it that I was certain my boys would come to me first if either one of them was gay.
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Post by jackietex on Feb 17, 2019 2:31:56 GMT
I think that it’s great that someone that needs support knows they have it.... And isn’t Quinn Cummings the girl they brought into “Family” after the show was on a few seasons? They adopted her I think. Yes! And she was the daughter in the original The Goodbye Girl. |
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Post by flanz on Feb 17, 2019 20:56:08 GMT
I remember watching Will and Grace with my kids when they were little. Of course the subject of being gay came up frequently. We had enough conversations about it that I was certain my boys would come to me first if either one of them was gay. Me too. I wanted to show my kids by my words and actions that I love LGBTQ people and that if they were not straight they would be loved just as much as ever by me. |
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Post by **Angie** on Feb 22, 2019 4:44:37 GMT
Ah, Delegate Porterfield. He's a piece of work - some of his former classmates have come out with stories of how he would bully them. And he's not just homophobic, his racism is what caused his blindness. Story is that he called a guy in Chicago a "f@#$ing n!##@r" and he got his ass kicked. I've also heard that someone tried to slit his throat - supposedly you can see the scar. A veteran (female poc) has registered to run against him in the next election.  We were hoping he'd have a stroke over the news.... |
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Post by stittsygirl on Feb 22, 2019 5:32:10 GMT
I think that it’s great that someone that needs support knows they have it.... And isn’t Quinn Cummings the girl they brought into “Family” after the show was on a few seasons? They adopted her I think. Yes! And she was the daughter in the original The Goodbye Girl.That’s one of my favorite movies, and she was so good in it she was nominated for an Oscar. Three of my children are members of the LGBTQ community, and they know without a doubt their father and I love and support them and only want good lives and relationships for them. I do my best to make sure their friends and SOs feel they are welcome and safe in our home. I’m also trying harder to be a more vocal advocate for these young people, especially with some of my coworkers who hold more conservative (and sometimes downright ignorant) views. So many kids are still struggling though and are in really rough situations. I wish I could be their “mom” too. |
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Post by georgiapea on Feb 22, 2019 16:34:26 GMT
I'm hoping what she's done will inspire a whole movement where rejected young people everywhere can connect with accepting "Mom" people.
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Post by flanz on Feb 22, 2019 21:10:38 GMT
Yes! And she was the daughter in the original The Goodbye Girl.That’s one of my favorite movies, and she was so good in it she was nominated for an Oscar. Three of my children are members of the LGBTQ community, and they know without a doubt their father and I love and support them and only want good lives and relationships for them. I do my best to make sure their friends and SOs feel they are welcome and safe in our home. I’m also trying harder to be a more vocal advocate for these young people, especially with some of my coworkers who hold more conservative (and sometimes downright ignorant) views. So many kids are still struggling though and are in really rough situations. I wish I could be their “mom” too. Your kids are soooo very lucky! Way to go, Mom! |
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We were hoping he'd have a stroke over the news....