As a mom to biological children and adopted gay children all

The words of Michelle Visage — “As a mom to biological children and adopted gay children all around the world, nothing gives my heart strings a tug as much as seeing a parent stand by their queer/gay/trans child with beaming pride.” — shine like a beacon in an age that still struggles to embrace unconditional love. Beneath her compassionate tone lies a truth as ancient as humanity itself: that to love without condition is the highest form of wisdom, and that the soul of a civilization is measured not by its power, but by its capacity to cherish those who live differently. Her words speak not only as a mother, but as a matriarch of the human spirit — one who has seen the pain of rejection and the healing of acceptance, and who understands that love, when expressed without shame, is both the most natural and the most divine of all virtues.

When she calls herself a mother to biological and adopted gay children all around the world, she invokes the archetype of the universal mother — the one whose care knows no boundary of blood, gender, or nation. The ancients would have called such a woman mater humanitatis — the mother of humanity — whose heart expands to shelter all who are cast aside. Her motherhood is not limited by birth but defined by empathy, that sacred capacity to feel another’s truth and still call it beautiful. In every queer, gay, or trans child she has embraced, she sees the sacred act of creation — the courage to be oneself despite the world’s demand for conformity.

Her words are also a declaration of moral courage. To “see a parent stand by their queer child with beaming pride” is to witness love’s triumph over fear. In ancient societies, many who defied the norms of their time were cast out or silenced, yet history remembers those who stood beside them. Consider the story of Socrates, whose steadfast teaching of truth and individuality inspired his disciples even as he faced death. His students, like today’s children who live boldly in their truth, were shaped not by conformity but by the acceptance of one who believed in them. Michelle’s vision of proud parents mirrors this same heroism — it is an act of defiance against a world that too often demands silence from those who love differently.

There is also a tenderness in her confession — a confession that love, when freely given, heals generations. The pain of rejection endured by queer children has echoed across centuries, leaving scars on families and souls alike. Yet, in her words, we find hope that the cycle can be broken. A parent’s pride becomes the medicine for wounds that once bled in secrecy. When a mother looks upon her trans child not with confusion but with joy, she performs the oldest and most sacred ritual known to humankind: the affirmation of life as it is, not as we wish it to be. That is the alchemy of love — turning judgment into understanding, and difference into divinity.

Her statement also carries the humility of a witness. She does not exalt herself for her acceptance, but rejoices in seeing it mirrored in others. This humility is wisdom. For the ancients knew that love cannot be taught through words alone; it must be lived, embodied, seen. In this way, every parent who embraces their queer child becomes a living philosopher, a bearer of a new moral order where love replaces law, and compassion transcends doctrine. Their pride becomes a teaching to the world — a reminder that what we call “different” is simply another reflection of the sacred whole.

History offers shining parallels. When Eleanor Roosevelt stood beside those marginalized and voiceless in her time, she did so not as a politician’s wife, but as a moral mother to a broken world. She listened to those no one else heard, and through her empathy, helped shift the conscience of nations. In the same spirit, Michelle Visage’s motherhood becomes a quiet revolution — a global embrace that challenges prejudice with the gentlest of weapons: love that refuses to be ashamed.

From her words, a lesson emerges for all generations: to love someone for who they are is to participate in the divine order of creation. Parents, friends, teachers — all are called to this sacred work. To reject is easy; to accept is powerful; to celebrate is holy. Each time we stand by another’s truth with pride, we reaffirm the eternal law that love is stronger than fear, and compassion is the highest form of wisdom.

Let this teaching be carried forward: be the parent, the friend, the soul who loves without measure. Celebrate difference as the universe celebrates variety — in color, in voice, in form, in spirit. For as Michelle Visage reminds us, there is no purer beauty than a heart that sees the divine in every expression of humanity. And when that heart beats with pride, the world itself becomes a little more whole, a little more sacred, and infinitely more free.