GLBT Alternative Pre-Schools

My fears are quickly approaching. It is time for us to find a preschool for our son. I'm so nervous about this. He has never been away from us. Even when I'm at work, Beth is home to watch him. The only babysitters he's had were his grandparents. I'm hoping that this transition for him will be smooth and that he does not suffer from separation anxiety. I know how it feels. I had it so badly that I had to go to counseling for it when I was young. I know that children take their cues from their parents so I'm trying hard to be excitedly positive about this. I will miss him so much and since I work on the weekends I will rarely get to spend much quality time with my son when he's home. It's my job to protect him and I am nervous about this being so greatly tested. You see, I'm not sure how to handle our unique situation. My greatest fear is that people from this small, religiously, southern town will take their disgust with my partner and I out on our innocent and impressionable son. Will the teachers, parents and children hurt our baby because they will not accept our alternative lifestyle? We've known that we would have to face this sooner or later and decided we would tackle it when it came time. This has crept up on us so quickly. What will happen the first time Chance tells everyone about his two mommies? Will the school protest to kick us out? Will they be coldly professional and impatient with our son or will they be cool with it? What will happen when we attend field trips? What about room (mother's)? How are we going to teach our child to love himself and be comfortable and honest while trying to fit in? We do not want him to feel shamed by anyone. How hard are we going to have to fight this? I've been calling around to the different schools to get information and registration forms but I have not brought up the fact that my wife and I want to know their stand on the issue of alternative families. I'm unsure whether or not to be upfront right away or to just act as if we think everything is normal and wait until it is addressed. I would hate to let Chance become comfortable in a place just to then have to pull him out because one of the homophobic, redneck dads throws a fit. I will not stand for some conservative church lady telling my three year old that his parents are sinners and how we're going to burn in the fiery pits of hell! Trust me, even though that seems extreme, we've heard it many times. Someone once tried to send me away to a fat lesbian camp and told me that because I've chosen to stay with my love that God would put his hand up and block my blessings. Ha Ha to them, Two beautiful children later I am so blessed. I just wish that every town had a pre-school for children raised in alternative families. A place where the teachers and parents weren't afraid that my son's presence would contagiously spread a pandemic of gender dysphoria and homosexuality. It sure would relieve a lot of my stress right now.