Helen and I share two new CD’s of lesbian- and gay-inclusive kids’ music (about which more here). We then discuss arranging playdates when you’re the only LGBT family in the school. Plus: extra sprinkles!
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my last girlfriend was catholic…and not only queer, but the president of our queer-straight alliance at the time.
i also went to a catholic high school, and in a lot of ways, i found the staff there to be more queer-friendly than at the secular high school i’d attended previously.
i gather there’s a lot of variation in catholic schools. i mean, we had a lot of scrappy, activist-type hippy/catholic-worker-type catholics on staff at our school, so social justice was a big thing. at other catholic schools they might be more big on the pope + stuff.
Hi Dana and Helen,
My partner and I occasionally watch your video blog together, but this is the first time I am leaving a comment. I want to out myself to Helen as a conservative lesbian. I also have gay friends who are more conservative than I am. (Some do not support gay marriage despite being gay. I do.) Anyway, I just want you to know that we do exist. I enjoy your videos very much, as they give me hope for my own future. Thanks.
Re. the mom who thought Dana must be “the dad”, something similar just happened to us. We signed up for a family membership at a local nature center, using a form that had no gender designations. We got a nice letter back from the organization, welcoming “Ms. Theresa —” and “Mr. Lesley —” to membership.
So someone must have puzzled over our names for a while, thinking, “one of them *must* be a man … and it can’t possibly be Theresa … ” (And it was a stretch, because I’ve never heard of a male Lesley, with that spelling.)
But cold-calling prospective playdates? I’m not looking forward to that aspect of kindergarten.