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About Mombian

What Is Mombian?

Mombian is a lifestyle site for lesbian moms and other LGBT parents, offering a mix of parenting, politics, diversions, and resources for all our varied roles. Mombian provides parenting tips, children’s activities, book reviews for parents and children, and political news and commentary, all from the perspective of a lesbian mom. It also includes a helping of lesbian culture and entertainment, in the belief that mothers don’t lose their other interests the moment they become parents. I created Mombian in 2005 after noting a lack of sites with frequently updated, practical news and information for LGBT parents, or ones that looked at other aspects of LGBT culture with a parent’s eye. I hope all lesbian moms (and even some non-lesbian parents) will find something interesting and perhaps worthy of conversation.

Mombian is also the creator and host of the annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day event. In 2007, over 150 bloggers contributed posts in support of LGBT families. The third Blogging for LGBT Families Day will be June 2, 2008.

People Are Saying

Media mentions:

Profiled in the December 18, 2007 issue of the Advocate, “America’s leading gay news and entertainment magazine.” (Article not available online.)

Finalist for “Best LGBT Blog” in the 2007 Weblog Awards, the world’s largest blog competition.

Named #2 among “Top 10 Best Lesbian Blogs” by the Lesbian Life site at About.com (a New York Times company): “For the lesbian moms out there, and even those of us who aren’t parents, Mombian is a great site with tons of resources: book and toy reviews, travel tips for lesbian moms, health and safety news and even recipes for vegan cake. And Mombian is host to the annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Check out Mombian, even if you aren’t a mom.”

Profiled in Bay Windows, New England’s largest LGBT newspaper: “Rudolph bills Mombian.com as ‘Sustenance for lesbian moms,’ offering her witty take on both the practical, political and just plain silly sides of lesbian parenting.”

Who Publishes It?

Dana Rudolph I am a lesbian mom living with my partner of more than a dozen years, and currently staying at home with our five-year-old son. I have over a decade of experience in the online industry, at both the startup and corporate levels. Most recently, I was a vice president at Merrill Lynch, developing marketing and business strategies for several key online initiatives. I was also the first leader of the firm’s global LGBT employee network, a position I held until I left the firm three years later. In that role, I focused on retention and recruitment of LGBT employees, boosting the firm’s visibility and leadership within the LGBT community, and enabling the firm’s financial advisors to increase business among LGBT clients.

I also write a regular Mombian column for Bay Windows, Between the Lines, Philadelphia Gay News, and Windy City Times newspapers, and maintain a blog on Offsprung, an online parenting humor magazine. I’ve also had pieces appear in the Huffington Post, After Elton, and the Bilerico Project. My partner Helen and I also produce the “She Got Me Pregnant” video blog for After Ellen. In 2007, I was invited to speak about blogging and online activism on the R Family summer cruise and Family Week in Provincetown.