I am often asked why I do what I do. It’s simple really; I believe. I believe that I am no better nor worse than any other person, and we are all entitled to live our lives as we see fit. We each of us, feed an eco-system, and it is neither right nor wrong in how you choose to live your life.
I do this because I believe in my children. I believe that my son has the right to live his life in full joy and equality, and it is not for me or any other to determine where he finds true love, nor is it for me to judge. Like my other children under normal circumstances, I want my son to live his life to the fullest, having every imaginable benchmark and experience in full authenticity of who he is. Dating openly. Falling in love miraculously and openly. Getting engaged in celebration, openly. Getting married before God and Community, openly. Having children, experiencing the life cycle in all of its splendor, openly. Parenting as same sex parents, openly. Living life in full abundance of love and acceptance, openly.
So we sought ways to lead by example, and to take a stand by action for our belief’s and our dreams for our son. We have 3 amazing children, and 1 extraordinary story. We dream of holidays, and birthdays, with a long table surrounded by children, grandchildren, in-laws and outlaws! We dream of our children experiencing this extraordinary journey in full serendipitous splendor and abundant joy, and it is through our love and our commitment and support of their endeavor to each be genuine and authentic to themselves, and living their lives in the same way.
The first project was www.gayweddingmexico.com. In March 2010, Mexico recognized lawfully the right to civil partnership in matrimony and same sex unions became nationally legal. In allegiance to Mexico, www.gayweddingmexico.com launched on the web, and became the first Mexico Gay and Lesbian, Bi Sexual and Transgender resource for destination Weddings, travel and service for Mexico. Offering everything from private rock star villas in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with all the bells and whistles to the quaint apartamento in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, PROMESA, and www.gayweddingmexico.com sought to open the doors to extraordinary, creating a legacy for our son.
Following this project I launched STANDING UP STRONG, a blog that endeavors to share the journey of life with extraordinary circumstances. Highlighting the experience of raising an LGBT teen, and taking a stand as a parent to champion for the children, http://www.wordpress.STANDINGUPSTRONG.com empowers young kids, and adults alike to find personal strength, understanding, insight, forgiveness and humor to make a difference. To share the journey and rally for the underdog, we each have a story and something to share, that something could be the pivotal thing someone else needs to gather their own strength. Life takes endurance and strength, no matter who you are. I gather my strength because I know I make a difference every day, to someone, somewhere. I believe therein lies the meaning of it all. To teach one another creating evolution is the meaning of life.
We prepare now to launch another LGBT project that will reach millions eventually and create a stronger community for tomorrow. We are in the final stages of preparation and excited will issue an announcement for a launch in the very near future. We are making a difference each and every day for both the LGBT youth and adults, and future of the community.
I do this, because I am a mother of three extraordinary children. Each child is unique, each beautiful, each brilliant and exceptional, and each in right of living life in abundance and equality. I do not have a favorite child; I love them equally, and feel that they each should live their lives equally. It’s a right, not a privilege.
Standing Up Strong 