As anti-LGBTQ lawmakers threaten our hard-won equality, we must all step up and fight back When I moved to Dallas in 1992, I volunteered for several nonprofit organizations: I stacked food on the AIDS Resource Center food pantry shelves.
I was an HIV counselor at the Nelson Tebedo Community Clinic. I created four monthly newsletters. I sat on the boards of the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance, Couples Metro Dallas and others.
I was an activist–fighting for our community, fighting for equality. Fast forward to 2008: My husband Tony and I adopted two boys through the foster care system.
We believed our job as parents was to advocate for our kids. LGBTQ parents often have to become activists because we have to be comfortable being out and protecting our kids.