By Janice Anderson Yesterday, a student told me they wanted to be called another name. They didn’t like their name. I asked what name they would choose for themself. After some discussion about the name and why they wanted it, I shared that my child had changed their name, and they liked their new name much

 By Janice Anderson and Greg Lambert While most of us have been disappointed by what 2020 has brought to us so far, the Supreme Court of the United States brought some more joyous news in June. With the decision in Bostock v. Clayton County (Georgia), the Court extended Title VII protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual,

By Janice Anderson Wow, this spring has brought an essential change to how we support one another. The need to distance ourselves socially has made us find other ways to keep in touch. As we move into summer, we’ll take some of the precautions with us and apply the technological skills we have acquired. During

By Janice Anderson PFLAG Houston will not hold our general meeting nor small group meetings until after the CDC guidelines for the COVID-19 pandemic say it’s safe. Instead of the usual general meeting in April, we will have a podcast interview with our scheduled guest speaker, Lou Weaver. Lou Weaver is a queer transgender man

By Janice Anderson February is here and love is in the air! Between Valentine’s Day and my birthday, February is by far my favorite month. Although your meet-cute may have happened during a dull month like July or September, February can be a time to stop and reflect on the things you love about your

By Janice Anderson Thanksgiving week marks the time of year when your calendar fills up with holiday happenings.  So, get out your pen to mark your calendar because PFLAG Houston’s December 8 meeting will be our Holiday Social.  We invite all of our members, interested parties and satellite small groups to join us. Doors open

By Janice Anderson People often complain that schools are not teaching essential life skills such as how to file your axes. But how to have healthy sex is so much more important. You can hire someone to do your taxes for you, after all. When it comes to sex education in Texas, the focus is

By Janice Anderson “How does this affect me?” is often the thought family and parents have when their loved one comes out. I thought that. I wondered how it would affect my close relationship with my child. Would he still want to go shopping with me? Would he still want to go to the same

By Janice Anderson If you are a student at a public school, you have a constitutional right to express your opinions about LGBTQ issues and to express your identity. You also have the right to form a non-curricular club for students, such as a Gay Straight Alliance or Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA). Public middle and

By Janice Anderson It’s almost school time. Are our kids ready? Are we ready? As a teacher, I am gearing up for the school year by going over my lesson plans to see what can be improved, made by more interesting, more inclusive, and more successful. I am stockpiling supplies I can take back to