Raising LGBTQ Allies with Chris Tompkins

Join me and Chris Tompkins, author, TEDx speaker, spiritual life coach, and LGBTQ inner-advocate to discuss his new book, Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent’s Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground In this episode, Chris and I chat about…

1. The “messages from the playground” that become subconscious negative beliefs about being gay

2. Doing the work to talk openly with children and families about LGBTQ identity

3. How coming out as a gay man doesn’t erase negative beliefs about being gay

4. Managing the insidious nature of internalized homophobia that blocks critical dialogue

5. How gay and queer men can lead the way in elevating consciousness and raising the next generation

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