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"This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids" (Encore presentation.)

Aired on Friday, February 13th.

(Please note: This show originally aired in October of last year.) Our guest is Kristin Russo, who -- along with her colleague, Danielle Owens-Reid -- communicates daily with LGBTQ youth and families at the award-winning website called Everyone Is Gay. Russo and Owens-Reid have a book out that stems directly from this website; it's called "This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life," and Russo talks with us about it. The book, as she explains, is meant to be an easy-to-read, go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child. It answers many questions -- both the common and not-so-familiar -- and shares useful insights on a range of emotional as well as practical topics. As was noted of this book at EllenTV.com: "Danielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo's question and answer book is the perfect guide for parents of gay and questioning children. They answer all the potential questions a parent might have, with a lot of love and patience."

Rich Fisher is celebrating his 40th year of service to Public Radio Tulsa. Since 2000, he has been the general manager of Public Radio Tulsa, and previously served as the host of the public affairs program, StudioTulsa, which ran from 1992-2021. Prior to that, he served as music director, a program host and operations director for the station.
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