In the mid-90s, a passionate, comedic intellectual named Leigh -- the adventurous driver of a rustic, blue Volvo -- gradually became my rock.

Our friendship began in 1995 while we were attending the University of Oregon in the extraordinarily green college town of Eugene.

Long drives from school...

Designed to bring a little more love into people's lives, A Note to My Kid was created in May 2011 when bullying and LGBT teenage suicide had permeated the media like never before.

At the time, we wanted to create an easy way for the lesbian, gay,...

Charlette Robichaud of Braintree, Mass. recently reminded all of us at A Note to My Kid that love has the power to persuade even those who are seemingly most set in their ways.

"I have never been so proud in all of my life," said Charlette. "We were...

One week ago I received an email from a man named Larry that I'll remember for the rest of my life.

Larry, who identified himself as "a straight man without any LGBT family members," asked if he could share a story on A Note to My Kid...

This week on aNoteToMyKid.com, a devout Christian mother named Shelley from Iowa City, Iowa expressed her personal journey toward accepting her gay son, Michael, while maintaining the religious faith she holds so dear to her heart.

There are many who believe that Christianity and homosexuality are inherently...

It's been more than three years since Prop 8 -- dubbed California's "Marriage Protection Act" -- passed by a narrow 52 percent in a vote that instantly categorized the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community as a group of second-class citizens.

When Prop 8 passed, it took...

Burnz Fernandez and his domestic partner, Steve Price, always knew they wanted to be parents.

Burnz , a current Mr. Gay World USA contestant, and Steve, the owner of a popular chain of San Diego-based cafés called Filter Coffee House,...

Two years ago, a woman named Kathy had a pivotal conversation with her daughter.

At the young age of 24, her daughter told her she wanted to transition from being the woman Kathy and her husband had raised into the man she had wanted for so many years to...

On his eighth birthday, Zac found himself surrounded by police.

The woman whom he now refers to as his "birthmom" was arrested because, as Zac states, she had "many boyfriends and she did a lot of drugs and partying."

During the next three years Zac lived in 12 different...

In a poignant and beautiful video message posted this week on aNoteToMyKid.com, a young lady by the name of Ashley Richards of San Diego, Calif. explained to the world why she loves her unconventional family, which is composed of her gay dad, her mom, and each...

In searching for a way to give back to the LGBTQ community, Michael Volpatt and I created a aNoteToMyKid.com, a grassroots movement that gives everyone -- parents, family, and friends -- the opportunity to express unconditional love for the LGBTQ people in their lives. The nonprofit's purpose is...