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Family Values - May 19th, 2010 / 7:30 p.m.

— How a campaign of hate motivates Stuart Miller’s work on behalf of LGBT families

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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

Come to PFLAG and you’ll hear a lot of coming out stories. To say Stuart Miller’s did not go well is a monumental understatement. His Fundamentalist Christian father organized a brigade of “prayer warriors” who bombarded him with wave after wave of hate-filled letters and phone calls designed to scare him straight. His 12-year-old sister, a poignant example, wrote: “God can change you or kill you.”

The continued and virulent abuse caused fear, self-doubt and depression, which he finally overcame with the publication of Prayer Warriors: The True Story of a Gay Son, His Fundamentalist Christian Family and Their Battle for His Soul. The memoir, nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, was a best seller in the LGBT market.

But the impact of his family’s attack, went further. Not only did it drive Miller to form a new, positive and loving family with his husband Allen and their son Quentin, but it motivated him to help other LGBT couples become parents. Since 2001 he has served as the CEO and co-owner of Growing Generations, a surrogacy and egg donation agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and the Ohio Valley dedicated to helping members of the GLBT community create their families through assisted reproduction. His previous professional endeavors included serving as the CEO of Bold New World, an Internet technology firm, and as Director of Public Affairs for the LA Gay & Lesbian Center.

In speaking engagements across the country, Miller describes the impact of the radical right’s agenda on gay and lesbian people and the healing force of family that anyone can create for their own life.

When a family of origin slams the door, Miller assures us that there are many ways to form families that value us.

Visit the StuartMiller.com and GrowingGenerations.com.

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