The children of same-sex parents are “helping to change the narrative of same-sex marriage to a story about families from one about couples,” says New York Times reporter Sarah Wildman. Whether minors or adults, they are playing an important role in marriage equality fights around the country.
“Those of us who have lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered parents realized that, at root, one of the things debated [in marriage equality battles] is us,” explains Meredith Fenton, former program director at Colage.
Wildman does note, however, that some children of LGBT parents are skeptical of the community’s focus on marriage equality, feeling that marriage should not be the only avenue through which people access certain protections and benefits.
The article is well worth reading, if only because it is one of the few that gives voice to the adult children of LGBT parents. The only thing puzzling me is how it ended up in the Fashion & Style section. Still, it’s a good one. Go read.
I am with you on the befuddlement (okay, not really) that the piece was in Fashion & Style. So much so that I made a screen shot of it, for posterity:
On the one hand, I’m fatigued by how long it takes for our realities to get into the national consciousness — that is, of the every day life, the simple truths of LGBT-headed families (we exist; our kids deserve protections, etc.). But on the other hand, I suppose I’m glad it’s getting there, period. Sigh.
Ooops, couldn’t do the jumbo html. But there’s a peep at: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/4293859988_1205b574a3.jpg