RD&T contributing writer, Adam Blum, shares what happens when gay men lose their mothers. Gay men often have a special relationship with their mothers. Typically, mothers are the first or…...

Another unique situation that gay parents might find themselves in, is when one of the parents was in a straight relationship and came out before or after a divorce. In…...

For most people, their family is the ultimate refuge where they can hide from the big bad world, but for gay children it is often not a refuge at all.…...

Wyatt Darling, MFT, a Gay Therapy Center psychotherapist based in Los Angeles, was raised in the Mormon Church. One of his specialties is working with LGBTQ people on their path…...

No one wants to be a cliché. For some, it’s a cliché to talk to a therapist about your childhood experience with your parents. I often hear statements like: My parents…...

Last week, Barry and I found ourselves at 10 pm sitting at a special reserved table at The Stud, the first gay bar in San Francisco. First of all, there…...

The ongoing fight for LGBT rights, same-sex marriage, and problems with homophobia, make secrecy a popular avenue for gay families. Many gay parents are more than prepared to be open…...

The shock of a child saying that he or she is gay is equivalent to that of a teenage daughter saying she is pregnant or a son saying he has…...

There are a lot of emotions in the room when the topic of gay and lesbian (from here on, I will use the term “gay” as including both genders in…...