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This week has been an absolute whirlwind of emotions. On Monday, August 23, my husband and I headed to Mount Lemmon to do a photoshoot with some local photographers. We had so much fun in the tall pine trees that … Read the rest here

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What about the straight spouse in a mixed-orientation marriage?

Where are the resources?
Where are the stories about what that experience looks like from the other side of the marriage?

In this episode, Flo shares her story — the perspective of the straight spouse navigating a mixed-orientation marriage, and the complicated mix of love, faith, identity, and change that can come with it.

Listen to Episode 179 of LatterGayStories on the YouTube channel, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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DALLAS, TX—New data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, reported by the Dallas Morning News, shows the number of married same-sex couples in the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area nearly doubled from about 11,000 in 2019 to just under 22,000 in 2024.

Same-sex couples also now make up a larger share of all married households in North Texas, rising from 0.8% to about 1.4% in just six years, a sign of growing visibility and acceptance across one of the largest metro regions in the South.

Researchers and community leaders say the growth reflects more couples feeling safe to live openly, build families, and put down roots. Dallas has long been a center of LGBTQ+ advocacy in Texas, with major legal fights for equality—including challenges to anti-gay laws, originating in the region decades before marriage equality became national law in 2015.

Statewide, the trend is just as clear. Census-based estimates show tens of thousands of same-sex couple households across Texas, with a majority married, and major concentrations in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.

The numbers tell a bigger story than growth alone: stability. Multiple studies have found gay male couples divorce at lower rates than heterosexual couples, challenging long-standing stereotypes about same-sex relationships.

In a state where political leaders continue to debate LGBTQ+ rights, the data shows something harder to ignore—same-sex couples are not a trend. They are families, neighbors, parents, and a permanent part of Texas. And even in a political climate that isn’t favorable to LGBTQ people and their advocates, the number of visible queer people continues to rise. 🏳️‍🌈 ... See MoreSee Less

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Across the United States, some parents of transgender kids are preparing for something they never imagined: the possibility of being arrested for helping their child get medical care.

For some, that possibility has already become reality.

Last week in Washington, D.C., about two dozen protesters were arrested outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services while demonstrating against threats to gender-affirming care for minors. The group included parents, doctors, therapists, and advocates.

Among them was Christen Clifford, a New York City mother of two transgender children. She says the care her kids received changed their lives.

“They sleep better. They eat better. They do better in school,” Clifford said. “They’re happier.”

Also arrested was Larissa Godfrey-Smith, a Washington, D.C. therapist who works with transgender youth and their families. She later said she spent roughly 12 hours in jail after the protest.

For families in places like Utah and Idaho, this debate isn’t theoretical.

In Idaho, a state law now bans doctors from providing gender-affirming medical care to minors. Families there have already filed lawsuits challenging the ban. Across the Mountain West, some parents now drive across state lines for appointments. Others are considering moving altogether.

Many parents say the choice they’re facing feels impossible:

Break the law.
Move away.
Or watch their child lose access to care doctors say they need.

And for many of them, the answer is already clear.

They’re parents first.
Politics comes second. 🏳️‍⚧️

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