Tomorrow is Blogging for LGBT Families Day. I’m very excited by the response. Thanks to all of you who have already indicated that you’ll join us, and who have promoted the event on your blogs. If you haven’t yet, it’s not too late. To participate, just write a relevant post, then link, comment or e-mail […]
More states around the country are boosting funding for preschool programs, Stateline.org reports. California and Illinois are even considering universal preschool, following the footsteps of Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma. At first glance, this seems like a good thing. Others, including California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, say the money would be better targeted at “high-risk” preschoolers or
The New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, will hear the appeals of four plaintiffs tomorrow in the case that could make same-sex marriage legal in New York City. The Court will broadcast the proceedings live from their Web site starting at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Lawyers for New York City Mayor Michael
Whether you prefer tenderloin or tofu, Memorial Day represents the official start of grilling season here in the U. S. (I’ve been known to stomp out to the grill in six inches of snow when the mood strikes, but that’s an exception.) This seems as good a time as any to suggest that people review
It’s Memorial Day here in the U. S., so I want to take a moment to recognize those who have given their lives in service to this country. This does not mean I always agree with the political policies that put them in harm’s way. Unlike some, I do not believe that is a contradictory
“Mommy, how was I born?” “The lesbian stork brought you, dear.” What greater endorsement could same-sex parenting get than to be approved by storks? Two same-sex stork couples (one male, one female) at Parc Overloon in Holland are raising chicks “just as well as our heterosexual birds,” according to a park spokeswoman.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) voted Friday to add a women’s individual ski-jumping event to the 2009 World Championships in the Czech Republic. This is a necessary (but not sufficient) step for including the sport in the Olympics. If women ski jumpers are to compete in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, both the Canadian organizing committee
The June 2006 issue of Parenting magazine has an article on how to answer kids’ “questions about sex.” One of the questions (clearly aimed at straight parents) is: “Your child tells you her classmate has two mommies. ‘How can that be?’ she asks.” The core of their answer is: “In Ginny’s family, her two mommies
The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) has released new results on students in science. The news is mixed. The good part is that the gap between whites and non-whites has shrunk since 2000. (The fact that it still exists, is, of course, a problem.) Of concern to some, however, is that eighth-graders showed almost
The U. S. Supreme Court refused without comment to hear the custody case of a separated lesbian couple from California. The bio mom is trying to deny second-parent adoption of their younger child to the non-bio mom, although the non-bio mom has adopted the couple’s older child. This is the second lesbian-custody case the Court
