Articles Tagged: gay

Talking to kids about homosexuality: Really not a big deal

By Lucy Jolin, May 12, 2012

My son was four when he asked me why our neighbours, Carl and Rob, didn't have a 'lady living in their house.'

Gay sperm donor in custody battle with lesbian ex-wife

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 7, 2012

A gay man who donated his sperm to enable his lesbian ex-wife to become pregnant is demanding overnight and holiday access to their two-year-old son.

Surviving Teenagers: Why serious conversations happen when you're not really listening

By Marianne Kavanagh, Jan 11, 2012

Serious conversations with teenagers always seem to happen when you're only half-listening. Sometimes this is a deliberate tactic.

MP's fury at Ofsted sexual orientation quiz for kids

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 14, 2011

An MP has slammed draft guidelines from Ofsted which asks students - potentially as young as five - whether they identify as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

14-year-old boy found dead after gay taunts

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 22, 2011

IFrame This heartbreaking YouTube video shows fourteen-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer talking about his sexuality and how he 'came out' to his friends. In it he promises other gay youngsters that there is support and care out there and that it 'does get better'.

My son loves ballet - get over it

By Emily Carlisle, Aug 24, 2011

My four year old son has been laughed at by grown men, called a 'poof' and told he's not a 'proper boy'. His crime? Taking ballet lessons.

Sesame Street to show first gay wedding? Online petition for Bert and Ernie to marry gathers pace

By Liz Stansfield, Aug 11, 2011

An online petition to get are-they-aren't-they characters Bert and Ernie to star in Sesame Street's first gay wedding is building momentum.

Why gay is not an insult

By Linda Aitchison, Jun 20, 2011

Years ago my daughter’s teacher took time each week to answer anonymous concerns from her pupils in what she called a worry box. “Miss, I don’t like the way people say gay like it’s something horrible,” my daughter noted in one such session.