Thanks to Stacy Chandler for the chance to be interviewed about being a gay dad in the Research Triangle:
A little from the article:
Q: What town do you live in, and what brought you here?
A:
I was born in Brooklyn, NY, and during my childhood I lived in New
Jersey and Oregon. After living in many states, as well as living in
London, England, for a year, my former wife, my children, and I moved to
Chapel Hill when I was invited to teach at Duke University in 1993.
Q: Tell us a little about yourself, and about your family.
A:
I wear many hats at the same time: I am a speaker and writer on a wide
variety of topics, from working with people living with disabilities and
faith communities and LGBTQ parenting to leading actual pilgrimages
here and abroad. While I currently teach Ethics, Religions and the
World, and English composition courses at NCCU, I've also been ordained
and worked as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) for over 30
years. So I am a scholar-activist-pastor-pilgrim.
I was
married to my best friend in my early 20s, and we are proud parents of
two amazing young adults who live in Asheville and
Wilmington. Currently, I've been in a partnered relationship for almost
19 years, and we live in Chapel Hill.
Q: Why did you decide to write the book “On Being a Gay Parent,” and why do you continue to maintain a blog of the same name now?
A: I wrote “On Being a Gay Parent” and maintain the blog
because I was looking for such a book and blog when I came out of my
big gay closet. I wanted a book that not only spoke to the issues of
LGBTQ parenting, but also spoke respectively of faith communities. It
should come as no surprise that since many churches have treated LGBTQ
people as second-class citizens in God's realm, many LGBTQ continue to
stay away from a church, though they may be people of deep faith.
Here's the link here: http://www.trianglemom2mom.com/2014/09/03/4114328/meet-brett-webb-mitchell.html
Enjoy!
Pax!
B
