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   The LGBT Holiday Mailbag
12-08-09
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I've been pretty inundated with questions (what I like to call "queeries") about how to deal with the straight world this holiday season. "What do I do when my partner isn't welcome?" "What do I say to my mom when she tells me to leave my girlfriend home because "'children will be present?'" "How do I deal with pretending I'm my boyfriend's "roommate" when we visit his family this year?" And this one: "Deciding whether to spend the holidays with your family or his friends?" This last one just went up on the site, so check it out, and send me any other holiday conundrums you have before it's too late.




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