I always said that I was awakened to reality by each of my kids. Through their eyes, I was able to catch a glimpse of what life was like when faced with challenges I could never have imagined. I was able to see the needless suffering of kids who identify as LGBTQ and all those who are persecuted just for trying to live authentically.

And once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it. So I committed myself to using every bit of my straight-cisgender-white-guy privilege to do my part in taking us out of the Dark Ages. I served on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Parents for Trans Equality Council for several years and continue to support the work of organizations trying to educate, change hearts and minds, and fight against legislation that dehumanizes and persecutes LGBTQ, BIPOC, and other communities that may not align with white, Christian nationalist ideology.

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