Every year we have pride to commemorate the riot. I thought about Stonewall a lot as I marched a few weeks ago. I thought: Who invited these banks? When did the police change sides? (Have they?) How did we get here? I don't know, but I do know this:

I am reading everything that I can find about queer families. I feel a deep-breathing sense of familiarity, and yet also I hear a small, persistent whisper—is it mine? Do I get to call this my history?

I do not know what to do about language.

I've been saying 'gay parents', but that isn't good enough. Gathering Voices is so deeply not about the easy words.

Hear an interview about the origins of Gathering Voices, audio by Lex Nappa from Dream Catchers podcast.