Here are some of the parenting-specific LGBT stories of late:
- Deborah Skolnik of Parenting.com writes at CNN of “The new normal: Stay-at-home Dads and gay parents.” Â A nice piece that shows the many different varieties of families and family organization.
- Allison Sherry at the Denver Post profiles U.S. Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), who each became dads recently. Polis is gay; Gardner isn’t—a good piece emphasizing similarities rather than differences.
- Trish Bendix at The Frisky ponders what to do when a friend, unrequested, offers his sperm to help you start a family.
- Shannon Cate of Peter’s Cross Station has a guest post at The Declassified Adoptee about “Separating Adoptee Rights from Homophobia.” It’s a thought-provoking piece that also has implications for non-adoptive parents who are wondering how or whether to incorporate donors or surrogates into their lives.
- Martin Gill, plaintiff in the case that struck down Florida’s ban on adoption by gay men and lesbians, has an op-ed in The Hill about the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which would withhold federal adoption and foster care assistance funds from states that discriminate against LGBT people in foster placements or adoption.