To stop challenging someone from using anti-gay language simply because they persist in using anti-gay language strikes me as a defeatist approach.

LGBT youth face a much higher risk of violence and homelessness after being rejected by their family of origin.

To stop challenging someone from using anti-gay language simply because they persist in using anti-gay language strikes me as a defeatist approach.

Arm yourself with as many options as possible before making your next move.

Depression cannot be overcome by listing a series of good things in one's life, any more than a broken foot can be healed by thinking about all the other bones you have that aren't broken.

Worrying seems like a fairly natural state of being for a parent, so feel free to worry as much as you want.

You don't need to hide the fact that you're in recovery, but you don't have to share your history of addiction with acquaintances at work, either.