Today is Halloween, but it’s also one week before the U. S. elections. I thought it was appropriate, therefore, to write about a few things that scare me. Less than 40 percent of those eligible have voted in midterm elections during the past 20 years. I’m scared Democratic voters will see Republicans reeling from the Mark […]
A trashy lesbian romance? A dark allegory about modern life? A young-adult mystery? If you think you have it in you, give it a try during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), in which participants attempt to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel between November 1 and November 30. The object is not necessarily to produce a
“For the wealthy with lots of financial assets, college costs less than it used to. For those who depend on their jobs for income, the opposite is true.” That’s the conclusion of the College Board, a research firm, as reported in Saturday’s New York Times. When expressed as weeks of pay needed to finance four
The New York Times has an article today on the financial impact of the New Jersey same-sex union/marriage ruling to couples in the state. (Registration required.) Featured in the article are partners Cynthia and Lucy Vandenberg, who ennumerate the thousands they have spent to secure rights and benefits that married couples rarely have to pay
The headline on Tech Crunch caught my eye this morning: “Simply Hired, Now for Senior Gay Mothers Who Love Dogs & the Environment.” The post was about job search engine Simply Hired, which offers specialty searches of gay-friendly companies, mom-friendly companies, eco-friendly companies, and even dog-friendly companies. Now they also offer a search for senior-friendly
The New Jersey marriage decision dominated the political news this week. Time didn’t stand still elsewhere, however: The Human Rights Campaign has fired a “junior” staff member after that person admitted to the first—and unauthorized—Web publication of sexual e-mails sent by then-Congressman Mark Foley to former House pages. Polls in Arizona and Virginia show opposition
Welcome to those of you visiting today from Queercents, and thanks to Nina Smith for asking me to participate in her “Ten Money Questions” feature. Finances and parenting are intertwined, no matter how much we wish they weren’t, and this goes double for LGBT families. I hope those of you visiting for the first time
Audre Lorde is the next author in my series of quotes about motherhood in honor of LGBT History Month. Again, these quotes are meant to represent a wide variety of views. I hope they spark a bit of interest in reading some of the lesbian authors of our past.
As promised, here’s a thread for our next travel guide installment. This week’s location of choice is the San Francisco Bay Area. (Boston was last week, and I’ve been writing about New Jersey for two days, so it’s time to switch coasts.) If you live in the Bay Area or have visited, please leave comments
I’m left with very mixed feelings about the New Jersey marriage ruling. On the one hand, the ruling means definite progress and protections for same-sex couples in New Jersey. As Pam of Pam’s House Blend writes: The judges in this case may have split hairs over the word “marriage,” but in doing so provide a
