A big thanks to all of you who left comments about places to visit in and around Boston. I’m looking forward to exploring your suggestions (in between eating copious quantities of clam chowder). This got me thinking, too: Since you were so helpful and willing to share, I’d like to see if we could create […]
Big news from Mombian HQ today: My partner has accepted a new job, so sometime in the next few months we’ll be moving from the lovely Hudson Valley to the equally lovely Boston area. I lived there in college, and am excited about going back, although it will be very different this time with family
It’s official. Motherhood makes you tired. A new nationwide survey found that 52 percent of moms in the U. S. feel more sleep would make them better parents and 65 percent feel they would be happier. The survey was released today to coincide with the launch of a “Sleepless Moms” campaign, headed by actress and
It’s Martina Navratilova’s 50th birthday today, which makes it a lesbian holiday of sorts. The tennis legend is retiring from competition this year, saying she wants to spend more time at home, promoting her new book, and “devoting more time to her partner, her animals and her fundraising work on behalf of gay and lesbian
It’s the beginning of the extended dance mix that is Halloween—the assorted parades, parties, and costume contests all leading up to the big night. I thought I was going to get away easy this year, since my son told me in early September he wanted to be “a spooky ghost.” I could handle a sheet
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is warning parents of a delay this year in getting flu shots for children six months through three years because of a shipment delay by the manufacturer. The AAP says plenty of vaccine will be available, but pediatricians will receive most of their supply in November and December. As
Willa Cather is next in the series, providing us with several portraits: The woman in the chaise longue was still alone. She lay there all day, looking at the sea. The little girl, Carin, played noisily about the deck. Occasionally she returned and struggled up into the chair, plunged her head, round and red as
The Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and its student clubs are celebrating October 15-21 as Ally Week. GLSEN says: “Ally Week is about identifying and supporting allies and asking them to sign the Ally Pledge to intervene in bullying and harassment throughout the school year.” Students and clubs are encouraged to register for Ally
In the U. S.: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a gay couple in California who sought to challenge the state’s refusal to issue them a marriage license. As the Independent Gay Forum points out, though, this might not be a bad thing. Had the Supremes ruled against the plaintiffs, it
The number of same-sex couples in the U. S. has grown 30 percent in the last five years, claims a new report from the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy (PDF link). The researchers speculate that “as stigma associated with same-sex partnering and homosexuality in general decreases, more same-sex couples are willing
