Adventures with Dr. Lady Cutie Troublemaker

If you’ve been paying attention, you probably know that Zach has gone home, and he has posted on his blog again. I was impressed with his response. While amidst a sea of media attention, he said that he does not feel responsible to provide any answers to anyone. I think that’s as it should be. I’m not really concerned with his sexuality. That was never what this was about for me. It’s about allowing people to feel safe and supported while they are dealing with the harrowing identity issues of adolescence. Not just Zach, but anyone. LIA is violating the provisions set forth by my professional organization (APA), as well as many others. I hope people can give Zach some space. Some of the comments on his blog were really insensitive. I’m glad he seems to be coping so well.

The Queer Action Coalition said it best. Read their words.

Memphis Bloggers and the Queer Action Coalition (and my Dad!) ought to feel extremely proud of themselves. Zach’s story and the injustices at the Refuge and Love in Action are in the New York Times today:

Gay Teenager Stirs a Storm

BugMeNot gave me "curiousgeorge4" as a username and "opensesame" as a password to get in.

A few other articles:

• The Christian take on things
• The title of this article cracks me up: Teenage blogger’s father comes out

Remember how we’re sorry, everybody? Now we’re not afraid. I like it. For a meta-view of what happened this morning, check out some of these links:

• 7/7 London Google Mappage
• On Boing Boing
• The Guardian
• BBC News on the Attacks
• The Big Wiki
• A Lesser Wiki
• London Bloggers by Tube Station
• Going Underground’s Blog

Morgan Spurlock’s next episode of 30 Days is called "Straights and Gays in America." He says on his blog that this is one of the eps he’s most proud of. I’m TiVoing it. Hope there’s time to watch it. I was in Indiana all weekend and in the car all day yesterday getting back here.