Pamela’s story | “My mother told me she didn’t know who my father was…in the same sentence she told me she was gay.”

by Them Before Us | Jun 15, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

My situation was unique in that my alcoholic mother and I lived with her parents until I was 8. I don’t have many memories of my mother even though I shared a bedroom with her. I believe God was protecting me. I don’t believe there was any physical abuse....

Stories of Donor-Conceived Kids with Gay Parents- Why “family break-up” doesn’t explain their struggles.

by Them Before Us | May 23, 2017 | Stories, The Latest

Study the Studies- What We Know About Same-Sex Parenting is a worldview wrecking ball for the “all children need is love” crowd. We received some objections within a few hours of publishing Study the Studies from those who felt that the poor outcomes...

John King’s story | “I’ve been scorned for not adapting to and celebrating my parents’ new sexual identities.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 30, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

I was ten years old when my Mom told me she was a Lesbian. It’s amazing the things you take for granted, until one day, everything changes. Who knew, things like family dinners I thought were such a hassle would be so deeply missed. I suppose its human nature to take...

Denise Shick’s story | “To my [transgender] dad, my siblings and I were mistakes.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 11, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

My biggest concern at age nine was how to keep my daddy’s secret, the one he revealed to me as we sat alone on a hill near our home. In a sense, I lost my dad that day, when he told me he wanted to become a woman. As I tried to process that revelation, he blindsided...

Melody’s story | “I would come home from college unexpectedly and there would be a woman in my mom’s bedroom.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 11, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

Exploring yourself is never an easy topic to wrestle with and explain to others. I had a pretty normal childhood, I guess. We moved a lot and I was an only child. My parents were married for 20 years and then at the age of 15, my mother decided the marriage was over....