A few miscellaneous items for your reading pleasure, collected over the holidays:
- Abigail Garner points out an article from the Connecticut Journal Inquirer, profiling 13-year-old Rebecca Lazarus, the daughter of two gay dads and an active advocate for LGBT families.
- Also in Connecticut, the Hartford Courant featured Elizabeth Kerrigan and Joanne Mock, lead plaintiffs in the state’s Supreme Court marriage-equality case, and their two six-year-old twins. (Thanks, To Form a More Perfect Union.)
- American Radio Works did a series of pieces on teens in foster care, including one who found a home with lesbian moms. (There’s both audio and text. Thanks, Strollerderby.)
- In Pennsylvania, the Patriot-News brings us the both tragic and inspiring story of a gay teen who left school because of the stress of constant harassment, and 300 of his classmates who petitioned the school district to make sure this never happens again.
- Eleven-year-old Henry Terry spent six weeks filming his life with his two dads, in an attempt to show that his life isn’t so different from that of other kids. NBC’s Today Show will air a piece on his project sometime in January. The film looks notable for showing both the ups and downs of life with same-sex parents, an honest portrayal that shows we’re no better—but certainly no worse— than anyone else.
Finally, back in December, the CBC in Canada broadcast Mommy, Mommy, a documentary about two women trying to start a family, both biologically and by adoption. Although their province of Quebec had legalized adoption by same-sex couples, they faced many legal and social hurdles before achieving their goal. You can read about them in the Globe and Mail or view a video preview after the jump.
(Thanks, To Form a More Perfect Union.)