A parent wonders if they should send their daughter to an all women's college with a large LGBTQ community. Lisa responds with advice rooted in her own experience with her daughter.
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Cornelia offers suggestions to a parent who is struggling to understand and transition to using they/them pronouns.
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Steve Reaugh offers advice to a parent who wonders how personal they should be when dialoguing with their kid, gay or straight, about sex.
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Alyse Wayne offers advice to a parent who fears that their newly-out teenage son is turning his back on his faith, as he becomes increasingly resistant to attending church with the family.
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Sometimes when stereotypes are unfulfilled, parents may have a hard time believing that their children identify as LGBTQ. For perspective, read what Renee Zalles says to a young person who is in this situation.
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Lana Halperin responds to a parent who is concerned about whether or not she should allow her daughter to attend a conservative family wedding with her girlfriend.
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Parents Project co-founder Kristin Russo offers support to a parent who has reservations about their daughter and her girlfriend attending a family function together.
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Karen Thompson draws on personal experience to give advice to a parent who wants to understand their child's gender identity versus their sexuality.
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Who can you turn to for support when your kid comes out to you but asks you not to tell anyone else? Parent-kid duo Kirsten and Lucy weigh in on maintaining privacy and finding the support you need!
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Renee Zalles gives advice to a parent who is feeling uncomfortable with her college-age son and his boyfriend's public displays of affection.
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How can parents move from lingering in a post-coming-out "tolerance" phase into a phase of true acceptance? Lana Halperin gives advice on how to meet them where they are on their path to becoming well-informed, “good" allies.
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Today, Allyee Whaley of The Trevor Project gives advice to a parent who is concerned about their son's mental health and wants to make sure that they know the warning signs of self harm.
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Candace Waldron, MDiv offers insight to parents who anticipate that their young transgender son's gender will be much more of an issue when he hits puberty, and wonder when they should consider starting hormone suppressants.
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Alyse Wayne and Whiskey Blue have teamed up to give advice to a parent who supports their gay daughter and her partner, but has trouble accepting that neither of them want to get married.
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What can you do when your kid has a friend whose parents say derogatory things? Read The Parents Project co-founder Dannielle Owens-Reid's suggestions.
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A grandmother-to-be is supportive of her son and his partner, but wonders how the lack of a mother figure in the household could affect their child's upbringing. Brent Almond of Designer Daddy weighs in.
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Today, Julie Tarney gives advice to a parent whose 14-year-old came out recently and has been home less and less, hanging out with "friends" without telling the parents who she's with, where she's going, or what she's doing.
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A parent is concerned for her daughter, a recent graduate who has been offered a job at a rather conservative company. She needs a job, but should she take this one knowing that she would probably have to hide part of her identity?
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Recently, Dannielle & Kristin, co-founders of My Kid Is Gay, did an interview with Cool Hunting discussing their upcoming book This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids. Read one mom's question in response to the article, asking why the book is needed, and Kristin's reply!
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Kara Kratcha offers advice to a parent who thinks their daughter may be asexual, wants to be supportive, and has suggested the possibility to her, but did not receive a positive reaction.
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