Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World, is shaping up to be the most parenting-centric LGBT show on television, documentaries aside. I had some qualms about the first episode, and its use of the tired “wacky lesbian antics in search of sperm” motif, but creator Q. Allan Brocka left a comment […]
Last Sunday, the New York Times ran a piece titled “Your Gamete, Myself,” that explores issues surrounding conception via an egg donor. The author, Peggy Orenstein, has written with about infertility before, notably in her memoir Waiting for Daisy, but somehow overlooks a vast resource on this subject: LGBT families.
Looking for new recipes to perk up mealtimes? Love to cook and want to connect with others who do, too? Try either or both of these recipe sites/social networks, which promise not only good eating but cameraderie with fellow cooks: Open Source Food, launched this spring, features beautiful photographs and a plethora of recipes from
A PVC rainstick is the next in my series of Kids’ Toys from the Hardware Store. It’s a nice complement to a set of PVC musical pipes, and simpler to build. Again, credit goes to my partner the engineer for creating this; I’m just the journalist here. Materials: About 2′ of 1 1/4″ PVC pipe
A Circuit Court judge in Multnomah County, Oregon ruled Friday that a non-biological mother should receive automatic legal parental status over her partner’s biological child—that is, without needing to go through adoption procedures. If this wasn’t good enough news, the judge also found that “two Oregon laws (ORS 109.070 and ORS 109.243) granting parental rights
LOGO’s new animated series, Rick & Steve: the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World, is as un-PC, crude, and hilarious as expected from the trailers. Why, oh why, then, did they have to resort to the oldest gag in the “portrayals of LGBT parenting in television” handbook (a slim volume, to be sure, but
This week, the U.S. Senate is expected to debate and vote on the passage of the Matthew Shepard Act as an amendment to the Defense Reauthorization legislation. This legislation would give the federal government authority to prosecute hate crimes based on real or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, as well as real or
Instead of a cruise-related post today, here’s a book review, originally published in Bay Windows (July 12, 2007). More cruise thoughts and a wrap-up to follow. . . . Carrie Jones’ debut young adult novel, Tips on Having a Gay (ex) Boyfriend, may at first seem an odd choice for review here. It is not
Fairy-tale theme night today brought out all the princesses on board. Oh, and the little girls in pink dresses, too. The nice thing, however, is there was no sense of obligation to take part. Some parents brought old Halloween costumes for their kids (or themselves); others made do with appropriate pajamas, and others (like us)
A short post tonight, because even bloggers need a vacation day now and then. Today we spent on the Norwegian Cruise Lines private island, a small volcanic burp in the Bahamas named “Great Stirrup Cay.” It has an idyllic beach, with warm aqua waters, enough shade for those of a fair-skinned persuasion, and enough sand
