At first, I was excited. A lesbian Batwoman, and a redhead, no less. Being a fellow member of that esteemed league, I felt a certain bond. Then I read the rest of the article, in which Gotham’s female guardian is described by writer Greg Rucka as “the kind of sexy that makes you think of […]
News from here and there about parents, kids, and schools: Attorneys representing Brandon McInerney, the 15-year old accused of killing openly gay teen Larry King (who identified as Letitia King in the weeks before the murder) are asking an appeals court to order prosecutors to show how they determined McInerney should be tried as an
The American Library Association’s 2009 Rainbow List of children’s and young adult books with “significant” LGBT content is now out! I interviewed the chair of the Rainbow List Committee, Nel Ward, and the article has just appeared at 365gay.com. I can’t crosspost it yet but I hope some of you will go have a read
First, I’m still accepting posts for the Freedom to Marry blogswarm. Submit your link here. Second, because it’s a celebratory week here in the LGBT blogosphere, Robin at The Other Mother is kicking off a carnival today at her place, on the theme, “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” Here’s my contribution for
This is it! Add your post in support of Freedom to Marry Week to the form at the end of this post. You will help contribute to a blogosphere-wide education campaign about ways your readers can help promote fair legislation and rescind anti-equality measures. We’re also offering some exciting prizes. For each post you write,
It’s another blogswarm! This Monday, February 9, bloggers in the LGBT community and our allies will be participating in “The Only Agenda Is Love,” a blogswarm in support of Freedom to Marry Week. By being a part of this effort, you will help contribute to a blogsphere-wide education campaign about ways your readers can help
President Obama has appointed Alison J. Nathan, who is openly lesbian, as his associate counsel. Nathan was recently the Fritz Alexander Fellow at New York University School of Law and a visiting assistant professor at Fordham Law School. During the 2008 Presidential campaign, Nathan was the national voter protection senior advisor to the Obama campaign
You can now find over 50 videos (and counting!) for and about LGBT parents and our families all in one place at the new Mombian YouTube Channel. Most of you know that finding appropriate videos about our families isn’t easy. (If you’ve ever searched YouTube for “lesbian moms,” you’ll find NSFW search results that probably
Helen and I congratulate the world’s first lesbian mom to become a head of state. We then turn to a viewer’s more personal question: How to deal with a pregnant partner’s hormonal mood swings. (“Run!” is a tempting but unacceptable answer.) Although there were no parenting angles this week on The L Word, we use
The Seattle Storm dropped basketball legend and gay mom Sheryl Swoopes from their roster this week, citing the league’s salary cap. (After Ellen reports that the NBA’s cap is $58 million per team, whereas WNBA teams have to make do with $803,000 per year.) The three-time WNBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist said she’s
