A new poll shows that nearly two-thirds of American adults believe it is unfair that federal law allows an employer to fire someone because they are gay or lesbian. Sixty percent of non-LGBT adults were not aware that federal law allows this. Nearly 80 percent of non-LGBT people also feel an employee should be judged […]
The New York Times reported today on the Evesham, New Jersey School District’s decision to uphold a ban on the film That’s a Family, because of its inclusion of children with same-sex parents. (See my post on the matter.) The Times tries to remain a neutral reporter, offering opinions both for and against showing such
I’m pleased to publish a guest post by Mary W. Foulk, a writer, new mom, and lesbian film critic. whose work has appeared at Lesbian Life, among other places. Today, she reminds all of us techno-geeks and bloggers that it’s important to unplug once in a while. I recently attended InVerge 2007: an interactive convergence
A few articles about lesbian moms came to my attention this week: Michael Gartner writes in USA Today: “My cute grandson is one of more than 1,400 children living in Iowa households headed by same-sex couples.” It’s a great piece by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, blending both personal anecdote and hard data to show that
The Vancouver Sun gets the Headline Faux Pas Award of the week for stating “Same-sex marriages popular among couples with kids.” Despite the misplaced modifier, they in fact provide some very interesting data from the just-released 2006 Canadian census, the first to count same-sex married couples. Same-sex couples with children are far more likely to
Sometimes it pays to ask. Amazon.com is having a Tuition and Textbooks Sweepstakes, in which you can enter to win a grand prize of one year of free tuition (up to $25,000). The contest page says “If you’re not a student—but you have a family member who is—you may enter on his/her behalf.” After reading
Passing this announcement along by request—I have no affiliation or experience with the below group. (If you have similar announcements, please e-mail me directly as Cheryl did, rather than leave a comment on an unrelated post. If I get a lot of such requests, I may set up an online calendar.) Considering Parenthood? This may
September is National Preparedness Month. Didn’t know that? It’s an observance first created in 2004 by presidential proclamation and given a certain ironic twist in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina swept through at the end of August, making September an object lesson. The month is supposed to be “an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance
In honor of all the victims of the tragedy of 9/11 and its aftermath, their families, and friends. May we all work in whatever way we can for a safer, more peaceful world for our children.
Financial guru and out lesbian Suze Orman offers her advice on financial lessons for children. She claims many parents inadvertently send negative messages to their children, including the following: Be happy to go to work. . . . You tell your kids: “Oh honey, I hate that I need to leave you, but I have
