Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day: Master List of Posts

It’s Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day! Below is the master list of contributed posts, which I will keep updated throughout the day. Please come back to check the list for new additions you haven’t read! Thanks to all who participated!

To submit a post, complete the form at the end of this post. Older posts are welcome, too. If you don’t have a blog of your own, make a public Facebook post, upload to a video- or photo-sharing site and leave the link, or leave your contribution in a comment.

Please allow some time between submitting a post and its appearance in the list below. I will be updating the list as fast as possible, but new posts may not appear immediately.

You can also tweet in support of LGBTQ families and use the hashtag #lgbtqfamilies. Your tweets will then appear in the list over in the sidebar. (You can follow the hashtag using your favorite Twitter software, too.)

Please encourage all your friends, LGBTQ and not, to participate!

Your contributed posts, in chronological order, are below.

1. The Magpie Librarian: I AM READING THIS SO HARD RIGHT NOW: If You Could Be Mine, by Sara Farizan
2. www.leahslife.com: I am a Transvestite
3. My Motherfull Family: Questions not to ask the mixed race daughter of two Jewish lesbians
4. Nick King’s World: We just can’t decide…
5. Rebel Parents: Sawdust
6. Circle Surrogacy Blog: Surrogate Mother Stories: Working with same-sex intended parents
7. Doorknobs That Lock: Celebrating junior prom
8. Two-and-a-half-women.tumblr.com: Better to Be Straight if You Can
9. Life With Teenagers: Mixed Medley
10. The Handsome Father – Addison “Duke” Nelson: Building a “not-so-dangerous” life
11. The Handsome Father – Andy Miller: The Path to Fatherhood
12. The Handsome Father – Craig Peterson: Greetings from Indiana
13. The Handsome Father – Juan Luque: Not Born to be a Father
14. The Handsome Father – Manny Velasquez-Paredes: Our First Adventure
15. The Handsome Father – Scott Patrick: Halfway Through the Start
16. KidSafe by COLAGE: Two Separate Identities
17. Dads of Pride Park: But still no flying cars!
18. Rainbow Family News: Our Kids At Pride
19. Serendipitydodah: Serendipitydodah For Moms
20. Bread and Roses: Because My Daughter Could Have Died Alone
21. Designer Daddy: A Gay Man’s Tribute to Fred Phelps
22. Keshet: She Is Who He Is
23. Keshet: Coming Out at Shabbat Dinner
24. Keshet: Life After Love: Cher & Jewish Mourning Rituals
25. Keshet: And We March On: 10 Years of Marriage Equality in MA
26. Huffington Post: This True Story Of A Girl Adopted By Lesbian Parents Challenges All Kinds Of Prejudices
27. Huffington Post: WATCH: Incredible Story Of Transgender Son Will Have You Ugly Crying… And Then Cheering
28. Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents: Summertime Traditions For Our LGBTQ Family
29. Dykefruit: Our Family’s First Pride Festival
30. Gays with Kids: Born into the culture wars: Growing up with LGBT parents Part 1
31. GaybyDads: Gayby Baby Shower
32. Gays With Kids – Brian Rosenberg: All You Need is a Suitcase or a Drawer
33. GLAAD Blog: A family of trans advocates and their tenacious daughter who started it all
34. Gays With Kids – GWK Staff: The Birth of Gays With Kids
35. Gays With Kids – David Dodge: The Known Sperm Donor
36. Believe Out Loud – Latisha Di Venuto: The Power Of Grace In My Non-Traditional Family
37. Labels are for Jars: Pink and Purple: Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day
38. Believe Out Loud – Pamela G. Frazier: A Mother’s Letter of Acceptance
39. Believe Out Loud: 5 Tips for Talking to Your Conservative Friends and Family
40. Believe Out Loud – Holli Long: 4 Reasons This Christian Family Supports Marriage Equality
41. Gays With Kids – Barry Kriebel Jr.: Filing Single When You Have a Husband … and Kids …
42. Gays With Kids – http://gayswithkids.com/journey-foster-care-ready/: The Journey to Foster Care: Are You Ready?
43. Gays With Kids – Barry Kriebel Jr.: Disney Magic: It’s a Small World After All
44. Gays With Kids – Barry Kriebel Jr.: Ring Out the Wedding Bells in Pennsylvania
45. My Motherfull Family: Coming out as a member of an LGBT+ family
46. TimeForFamilies.com: Donor Dad Perspective
47. GLAAD: Cecilia Aldarondo: The Family Secrets In My Grandmother’s Bible
48. Gays With Kids – The Vandernails Parenting Class 101
49. Gays With Kids – The Vandernails Salute to Mother’s Day
50. One Mom’s Twitter Experience, and other life awakenings : Just another Monday…
51. VillageQ: Blogging for LGBTQ Families: VillageQ Haiku
52. Mommy Man: 5 Myths About Gay Parents I’d Like to Wipe Out Forever
53. Uncle Roger’s Notebooks of Daily Life: I’m Going To Disneyland
54. GLAAD: Greg Bourke & Michael De Leon on advocacy and raising teens in a multi-racial family for #LGBTQfamilies Day
55. SafariDad: There’ll Be No Coming Out In My House
56. Do I Look Like A Writer In This?: The Child With 5 Grandmas
57. writeidea8: Unchartered Waters
58. writeidea8: Return of Date Night
59. writeidea8: Thanksgiving Tradition
60. Gramps Against C.R.A.M.P.S.: A slight “side trip”…Huh??
61. Living Hypothetically: We All Sing in the Same Voice
62. GLAAD: Kim Watson on being a mother, wife, and mentor of trans experience for #LGBTQFamilies Day
63. Matt & Trey Adopt Harper: Harper’s Birthmother Shares Her Story
64. Crunchy Granola: Love Perseveres
65. GLAAD: “Coming out: What divided my life into Before and After:” A bisexual teen’s story for #LGBTQFamilies Day
66. Designer Daddy: So I’m Engaged… Again
67. Designer Daddy: A Journey To Family
68. Designer Daddy: An Open Letter to Photo Card Companies: LGBT Families Celebrate Christmas, Too
69. Are You the Babysitter? My LGBTQ Family
70. Adventurous Moms: We’re Just an Ordinary Two-Mom Family
71. GLAAD: Recent college grad thanks her moms for helping her thrive, being brave #LGBTQFamilies Day
72. Clare Says: My best reason
73. A Mother’s Musings: Graduating HS
74. Our Family Coalition Blog: Groundbreaking Law Would Make It Easier For LGBT Couples To Start A Family
75. Gay Family Trips – Travel Advisor: Family Week in Provincetown
76. Gay Family Trips – Travel Advisor: What’s So Different About Traveling as a Gay Family?
77. Gay Family Trips – Trip Advisor: Europe with a Toddler in Tow
78. Gay Family Trips – Travel Advisor: One of These Things Is Not Like the Other
79. Network for Peace through Blogging: Peace Through Dinner Dialogue – LGBTQ Families Day
80. Jon Hoadley for State Representative (Michigan) Campaign Blog: Happy LGBTQ Family Day!
81. fromclubtocradle: information superhighway
82. GLAAD: Adoption advocate & father challenges expectations
83. GLAAD: The privilege to feel safe: GLAAD’s President on why equality for #LGBTQfamilies is personal
84. mombians2be: I am not a surrogate
85. Let Love Define Family: Ricardo And Jesse’s Story
86. Let Love Define Family: Mignon and Elaine’s Story
87. Let Love Define Family: The Alvarez-Suarez Story
88. Let Love Define Family: The White Family’s Story
89. Let Love Define Family: Wendy Williams Montgomery, Mormon Mother, Shares Story About Gay Son
90. Let Love Define Family: Houston Mayor Annise Parker’s Story
91. Let Love Define Family: Heidi and Karla’s Story
92. FreedHearts.org: To Christian Parents of Gay Children
93. FreedHearts.org: To a Church that Dehumanizes Gays
94. FreedHearts.org: “Have a good life. Goodbye.” — Dad
95. GLAAD: Ben, 21-year-old gay man lost to suicide, remembered by his mom & 10-year-old sister
96. FreedHearts.org: What’s Your Stake in the Gay Debate?
97. FreedHearts.org: Moms, You’re Not a Disappointment
98. Moms Rising: Five Things to Know About Obamacare for LGBT Families
99. Moms Rising: Queering the Wage Gap
100. Bloggity Bloo: So I Married a Mormon (ps I’m Gay…)
101. Love Matters: MVA and old ladies…the good and the bad
102. Love Matters: Idols aren’t just golden calves
103. GLAD: Equal Justice Under Law: Beyond Belts and Suspenders: Protecting LGBT Families
104. Giggle and Hugs: One Year Later
105. Gays With Kids – Frank Emanuele: It Takes a Village to Make a Child
106. Gays with Kids – Frank Emanuele: Special Travel Companions
107. Baba-Hood: Today. A Day.
108. @Vermont: Family of Four: Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2014
109. And the Next Day: Blogging for LGBTQ Familes: Now With Children
110. Two Moms to Be Proud? Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day
111. Notes from Stand Up Stand Out South Metro MN: Happy Fathers’ Day
112. Almost There: Defining the LGBTQ+ Family
113. Big Dyke Mama: #LGBTQfamilies
114. Lesbian Dad by way of Facebook: Untitled!
115. Moms and Bombs: 5 things you may not know about Queerspawn
116. the queer contingent: Cheers to Anon
117. Gays With Kids – Bill Delaney: Born into the Culture Wars: Growing Up with LGBT Parents – Part I
118. Gays With Kids – Bill Delaney: Coming out about their families: Growing up with LGBT Parents – Part 2
119. Gays With Kids – Bill Delaney: Being gay with gay parents: Growing up with LGBT Parents – Part 3
120. Leaps and Bounds: Thoughts on Love and Acceptance
121. Pieces Of Religion: Think Before You Speak – Questions that Erk Me
122. Gays with Kids – Bill Delaney: Is Your Child a Status Symbol, Social Experiment, or Tool of the Gay Agenda?
123. ElixHer: Our Family: Onyx Keesha & Noble Julz
124. MomsRising – Rev. Eliza Buchakjian-Tweedy: Just Like You