Washington Family Seeks $20M From School District Over Gay Son’s Bullying
The family says the boy suffered nonstop teasing and multiple acts of violence as students filmed the incidents for social media clout.
June 23, 2023
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Gene Shalit on his gay son
In 1997, NBC movie reviewer Gene Shalit wrote an article for The Advocate titled "For the Love of Pete," about his adult gay son. The opinions he expressed in that piece, reprinted here, don't seem to correspond to his "sexual predator" slur against Brokeback Mountain.
January 6, 2006
A Gay Man Writes a Love Letter (and Warning) to His Gay Son
Author Richie Jackson discusses his powerful new book Gay Like Me on our LGBTQ&A podcast.
January 28, 2020
Lessons Learned as a Gay Son of Holocaust Survivors
On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we must learn from our past in order to build a safe, secure future for all.
January 27, 2022
Gay Dad: Stop Bullying My Sons
In a viral video, Joshua Alameda Franklin recounts how his 9- and 10-year-old sons endured physical and emotional abuse at their Hawaii elementary school.
April 3, 2015
WATCH: Gay Progress in 'Mothers and Sons' Promo
'Things Change' for star Tyne Daly in a new commercial for Terrence McNally's Broadway drama.
May 24, 2014
Mommies Dearest: Mothers and Gay Sons on Film
Philomena's heartbreaking story of a mother's search for her gay son puts us in mind of some of our favorite mother-gay son films.
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January 16, 2014
WATCH: Christian Parents Memorialize Gay Son
Rob and Linda Robertson regret pushing their son to become straight, and they want LGBT people to know heaven won't be complete without them.
September 19, 2013
Mother Mourns Gay Puerto Rican Son
The funeral of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado was held on Monday.
November 25, 2009
Gay TV Producer Richie Jackson Pens a Memoir for His Gay Son
The TV and film producer bridges the generation gap by writing to his gay son about the lessons he's learned and the future that's at stake.
December 21, 2019
California Mom Blames Bullying for Gay Son’s Death
She said kids relentlessly teased her son because of his sexual orientation.
September 5, 2023