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- Not "Just a Mom"
- Parents compare gay marriage to defending Hitler
- Is my mom punishing me?
- Coach won't let "her type" play softball
- I want my parents to be the first to know
- My girlfriend's son hates gays
- No excuse for abuse
- My parents sent me to a 'treatment center.'
- Did I drive my mom to drink?
- Does my friend really accept me?
- I'm worried about my friend
- Coaxing your kid out of the closet
- My family showed its true face
- Thanksgiving diplomacy revisited
- How much time does Mom need?
- Mom wants to make me "ex-gay"
- Sis wants me to stay in the closet
- The trouble with being trans
- I'm not gay enough for my parents
- I've hit rock bottom
- I'm Will, she's Grace
- Mother doesn't like my look
- Mom's a little too eager
- "How common is having two gay kids in one family?"
- Is it time to come out to Mom?
- When do we tell her daughter?
- Did ice hockey turn my daughter gay?
- I think my son might be gay
- Mom is sending mixed signals
- There's more than one way to worship
- My mom just doesn't get it!
- "I came out years ago -- and mom and dad never said a word about it!"
- I outed myself to my mom's coworkers
- Is it sick to be gay?
- "My dad put a gun to his head."
- Boarding school gay "cure"?
- Just saying I'm lesbian makes me sick!
- I found my son's personal ad
- My mom outed me
- Lying for my daughter's sake
- My mom thinks it's a choice
- My good friend was raped
- My co-workers are homophobes
- You choose who to tell
- She said I am "too dykish"
- I freaked out my sister
- My mother the bigot
- Coming out to close friends
- Mom caught me in the act
- Worried about my brother
- More on coming out to sick parents
- I came out to a sick mom
- Queer and grounded for life
- My family refuses to believe I'm gay!
- My family refuses to believe I'm gay!
- Gay twins coming out
- Warm family, cold boyfriend?
- Am I a lesbian or a fag hag?
- A mother always knows
- Betty helps a small-town career girl
- An update from Andy
- Kind words from a grandpa
- My mom bashes my friends
- My parents are too supportive
- Making mom understand
- How to tell my best friend's gay?
- My boyfriend has homophobic parents
- Coming out in a small town
- Can I come out to Mom first?
- Best friends, or more?
- Readers respond to Andy
- My dad's holding me hostage!
- Should I tell my neighbors I'm gay?
- Sick of being harassed
- Don't want my son to be gay
- Do his parents really accept me?
- My straight cousin is gay
- "How can I start a gay-straight alliance at my school?"
- What to do when coming out goes all wrong.
- Roommate's a big homophobe
- My family is Southern Baptist
- Can't deal with my parents
- I don't want to be gay!
- Could I really be lesbian?
- I'm 14 and in love with my best friend.
- I think she's leaving me
- How can I keep my kids?
- My school's a nightmare
- She left me for her husband and kids
- My family thinks it's 'just a phase'
- I'm afraid my dad wants me to carry on the family name
- I am 13 and very confused
- My boyfriend was murdered
- How do I know if he's gay, should i ask?
- I have a boyfriend and a girlfriend
- My straight friend is falling for me
- My roommate is a homophobe
- My daughter wants me "in"
- How do I know I'm gay?
- Should I give up on my dad?
- Never too late to come out
- Coming out at 33
- Dad's sick; do I come out?
- Ex-military gay sounds off
- My girlfriend is violent
- My dad's out, why not me?
- Church "romance" turns sour
- Shy dad can't find a date
- Church "romance" turns sour
- Shy dad can't find a date
- Black and gay in America
- Choosing between love and family
- Mom always knows
- Reconciling with parents
- I hate my body!
- Two "Ask Betty" success stories
- Homophobic mom comes out
- I was a lesbian homophobe!
- Dad says I'm going to hell
- My family thinks I'm straight.
- A letter from a Hispanic mom
- Coming out to my husband
- My mom saw us kissing!
- Taking another boy to the prom
- My daughter can't choose teams
- My fiance is bisexual
- My church says I'm a sinner
- I'm Jewish, she's Protestant
- When you're 16 going on 17
- Harrasment in high school
- My parents think it's just a phase
- I don't want to go back to England!
- How do we explain our relationship to our 6-year-old?
- There aren't too many women who want to marry a gay man
- My dad's been trolling online
- My brother came out to my mom
- Do kids need to be "shielded" from homosexuality?
- My mom's gay, and so am I.
- Should exes communicate?
- Bullied at school: why won't they leave me alone?
- Desperate to come out at 46
- U-Haul lesbian drama
- Doesn't God like lesbians?
- A letter from South Africa
- My girlfriend is abusive
- Dealing with a violent mom
- What if my parents stop paying for college when I come out?
- Can you know you're gay at 15? Plus, long-distance blues.
- Helping someone out of the closet: push, don't shove.
- How long can I keep lying to my mom?
- My 7-year-old is effeminate. I don't mind, but others do.
- My girlfriend's parents don't accept me
- Intolerance at work
- Betty responds to recent events with some words about hatred
- A Texas mom struggles with a homophobic ex
- Caught between two worlds
- Desperate to come out to mom
- Coming out disaster
- Helping queer kids
- A grandmother comes out
- Coming out in the South
- My parents don't want to listen
- 16 and confused
- Nobody believes I'm straight
- When parents aren't ready to "come out"
- Diversity in surprising places
- Don't take gay TV for granted
- Games families play
- Shenanigans in the church choir
- What do I cook on a first date?
- Mom accepts brother, not me
- Single mom's journey
- Coming out to older parents
- Catting around online
- Gay and working for Cracker Barrel.
- Lesbian cop's horror story.
- Living as an FTM in Iran
- I'm 14. She's 22 and already has four kids.
- My mother is dying of cancer. Do I come out to her?
- March 2, 2001
- February 23, 2001
- February 16, 2001
- February 09, 2001
- February 02, 2001
- January 26, 2001
- January 19, 2001
- January 12, 2001
- January 5, 2001
- December 22, 2000
- December 15, 2000
- December 8, 2000
- December 1, 2000
- November 22, 2000
- November 17, 2000
- November 10, 2000
- November 3, 2000
- October 27, 2000
- October 20, 2000
- October 13, 2000
- October 6, 2000
- September 29, 2000
- September 22, 2000
- September 15, 2000
- September 8, 2000
- September 1, 2000
- August 25, 2000
- August 18, 2000
- August 11, 2000
- August 3, 2000
- July 27, 2000
- July 21, 2000
- July 14, 2000
- July 10, 2000
- June 30, 2000
- June 23, 2000
- June 16, 2000
- June 12, 2000
- June 2, 2000
- May 26, 2000
- May 19, 2000
- May 12, 2000
- May 5, 2000
- April 28, 2000
- April 21, 2000
- April 14, 2000
- April 7, 2000
- March 31, 2000
- March 24, 2000
- March 17, 2000
- March 10, 2000
- March 4, 2000
- February 25, 2000
- February 18, 2000
- February 11, 2000
- February 7, 2000
- January 27, 2000
- January 20, 2000
- January 13, 2000
- January 7, 2000
- December 31, 1999
- December 24, 1999
- December 17, 1999
- December 10, 1999
- December 3, 1999
- November 29, 1999
- November 19, 1999
- November 12, 1999
- November 5, 1999
- October 29, 1999
- October 22, 1999
- October 18, 1999
- October 1, 1999
- September 24, 1999
- September 17, 1999
- September 10, 1999
- September 3, 1999
- August 27, 1999
- August 20, 1999
- August 13, 1999
- August 6, 1999
- July 30, 1999
- July 23, 1999
- July 16, 1999
- July 9, 1999
- July 2, 1999
- June 25, 1999
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