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		<title>Coming Out Too Early?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That just isn&#8217;t the right question to be asking. I just read this really great article: Are Kids Coming Out Too Early. E. Winter Tashlin writes: The Huffington Post ran a piece a few days ago from Amelia, a mother whose 7yr old son recently declared that he was gay. It was a lovely essay [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=710&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To My Kid: I support you as you evolve. It is such a privilege to share this journey with you. I&#8217;ll do my best to guide or follow in uncharted territory. I&#8217;m sad for those who can&#8217;t accept that. I&#8217;m angry at those who try to invalidate you. My job is to nurture you and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=705&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Must Read!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Miss this Post: When Your 7-Year Old Announces &#8216;I&#8217;m Gay&#8217;. &#8220;When Your 7-Year Old Announces &#8216;I&#8217;m Gay&#8217;&#8221; Huffington Post author &#8220;Amelia&#8221; on Michangelo Signorile show today, Friday, February 17, 2012 at 4:30pm EST. On Ch. 108, OUTQ SiriusXM. Free trial of SiriusXM online available. Tagged: children, coming out, love, parenting, queer kids, voice<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=701&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reflecting LGBT/Gender Queer Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I continue to hunt for good books for LGBT/gender queer kids and tweens. I am looking for books that celebrate their identities or at least make their identities a part of a story that is not about overcoming/surviving bullying/self-hatred/family rejection. Today the Huffington Post published an article Dreaming of Dresses: Transgender Books for Children. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=698&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter woke me this morning with a sign that read &#8220;I Love U.&#8221; She&#8217;d gotten up early, made the sign, and actually waited until the alarm went off at 7 a.m. to run in and yell: &#8220;Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!&#8221; That is love. Then we snuggled under the covers. She asked me to be her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=693&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LGBT Families</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The definition of &#8220;LGBT families&#8221; needs to expand to include families with young lgbt/gender non-conforming children. Recognition and support is needed for these families on the front lines of a new wave of progress. Tagged: children, community, lgbt families, parenting, queer kids<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=688&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Equality Everywhere</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Equality. Everywhere. Because my baby deserves it too. Tagged: equality and justice, LGBT rights, prejudice, voice<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=672&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Playgrounds and Prejudice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gay, Lesbian &#38; Straight Education Network (GLSEN) has just released a report based on their research about LGBT prejudice and bullying in elementary schools: Playgrounds and Prejudice: Elementary School Climate in the United States. It is a survey of more than 1,000 teachers and 1,000 students from 3rd-6th grade during 2010. In the Preface [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=660&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Folks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Amelia&#8221; over at the HuffPost&#8216;s Gay Voices page recently published an &#8220;Open Letter to Parents.&#8221; Though it is addressed to parents in particular, it offers useful and applicable insights to any person who interacts with humankind. She writes: Your child might be gay. I&#8217;m not talking about your neighbor&#8217;s kid or your cousin&#8217;s kid, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=654&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Queer Kids Make this a Better World for Everyone</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love how our queer kid has changed our lives. Because of her . . . I work harder to make the world better for all queer kids. I have the chance to participate in her own amazing, unique journey. I see the world through different eyes. I am more courageous. I demand more authenticity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingqueerkids.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27853305&amp;post=645&amp;subd=raisingqueerkids&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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