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03.01.2018 • Blog

An anonymous letter from a struggling mama

"I still think that I maybe at some point I must have done something wrong. Perhaps it would have made a difference if I had painted her room pink or had her watch more Disney princesses."

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06.08.2017 • Blog

What Do I Do? Making Choices in Uncharted Territory

After a child comes out, some questions have one solid, certain, no-question-about-it answer.

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10.09.2021 • Blog

Testimony from a non-binary teen

If you are a parent whose child just came out, you may be struggling or wondering how to respond. We are parents too and want to help you through this crossroads. Coming out is a process that takes time, both for the LGBTQ person and their families.

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05.17.2018 • Blog

GuideStar Gold Seal Achieved

We are proud to share with you that we have earned the Gold Seal of Transparency from GuideStar -- the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations.

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11.06.2021 • Blog

Why You Should Speak Up for LGBTQ People (and How to Do It)

Many parents of LGBTQ children feel an overwhelming sense of fear for their kids’ safety. Fear of the challenges they face at school, in the workplace, and in the community. While that fear is completely understandable, your child is counting on you to help make their world less scary.

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12.07.2021 • Blog

How to enjoy the holidays with your LGBTQ child

Let’s face it, this isn’t the “most wonderful time of the year” for a lot of LGBTQ people and their families. Holidays can be a joyful and beautiful time of family togetherness, but if you’re a parent struggling with the news that your child is LGBTQ, this season can be overwhelming.

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06.04.2018 • Blog

Hard News: LGBTQ People Feel Increased Discrimination

In recent months my lesbian daughter has commented she felt this growing counterflow to acceptance...I was hoping it wasn't true, but it appears it is.

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01.07.2022 • Blog

5 New Year’s Resolutions for a Strong Family

You know what the best thing about 2021 was? That it ended… Just kidding. We imagine that 2021 has its ups and downs for you as it did for us here at Strong Family Alliance. But the pandemic has made everything especially challenging, so it’s kind of a relief to say goodbye to 2021. And there’s something exciting and inspiring about the beginning of a new year, full of possibilities. It gives us a great opportunity to do a reset and evaluate how things are going.

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07.12.2019 • Blog

For Parents During Pride Month

Can Pride Month remind parents of ways to show pride in their own child?

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02.11.2022 • Blog

Meeting your LGBTQ child’s significant other

February is a month that makes people think about love and romance, but if your child recently came out as LGBTQ, the idea of them dating might make you pretty uncomfortable. And if the very idea makes you feel nervous and awkward, then actually meeting your child’s significant other is probably not something you’re prepared to do.

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03.05.2022 • Blog

Accepting Your LGBTQ Child Could Save Their Life

At Strong Family Alliance our overarching mission has always been to save lives and preserve families. More research comes out all the time to support what we hear over and over again from youth and their loved ones: family acceptance of LGBTQ children is the best way to keep them safe.

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04.04.2022 • Blog

4 Supportive Questions to Ask Your Trans Child

In this article we’ll cover some of the basics about what it means to be transgender, provide some concrete examples, discuss some of the challenges parents face when their child comes out as trans, and provide specific questions that can help navigate the process in a respectful and loving way.

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02.11.2020 • Blog

A Valentine for Your LGBTQ Child: Move Beyond “I Love you”

Help your child believe in and build a strong new life. The understanding, communication and support you give helps them dream new dreams.

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02.06.2019 • Blog

Teen Dating: Should I tell another parent my child is LGBTQ?

You may not be able to change another parent's mind, but you can model respect and acceptance, for both kids. And your child will be watching every step of the way.

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09.27.2019 • Blog

Parents and Coming Out of the ‘Second Closet’

Going beyond ‘I love you” means more than love and affection. It means getting in the trenches and trying to help others grow in acceptance and understanding.

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A Commencement Address Do-Over

"I thought God wanted to use me to show gay people how to be straight. Instead, God used gay people to show me how to be Christian." Rachel Held Evans' commencement address do-over.

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11.26.2017 • Blog

A Sad Reality on Strong Family Alliance Press Coverage

It's hard to celebrate press coverage when it is precipitated by tragedy.

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11.05.2019 • Blog

How to Have a More Meaningful Holiday

Bring your LGBTQ loved ones home, bring their friends as well, and start building new memories around family and holidays.

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10.04.2019 • Articles & NewsBlog

Understanding builds over time

Research finds it takes around 2 years for parents to find it less difficult to accept their LGBTQ child.

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06.06.2017 • Blog

Why This Website?

We hope this website can reach every community and any parent searching online in a sleepless night.

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06.07.2017 • Blog

It’s Hard

My journey was one revelation after another about thoughts and beliefs I never questioned before.

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Leading with Love for a Child Coming Out

To avoid rejection takes a far more difficult goal – changing actions and eventually minds.

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02.22.2018 • Blog

Strong Family Alliance Gives Me Hope

When we founded a nonprofit to help save LGBTQ lives and preserve their families, it gave me a feeling so entirely different and yet so valuable - HOPE.

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09.24.2021 • Blog

Coming out at school

If your child recently came out to you as LGBTQ, you may be wondering who else they told and how they’re dealing with the coming out process. For students who are newly out, going back to school can be an intimidating and confusing time and they’ll need your love and support more than ever.

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