What Was Your Favorite L Word Parenting Storyline?
Time for something frivolous—an L Word quiz, but with a Mombian twist: {democracy:18}
Entertainment
Ellen and Portia to Be Moms?
SFGate is passing along news from Star magazine that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are planning to start a family, and de Rossi will soon begin fertility treatments. Considering the source, I’m not going to believe it until I hear further confirmation, but if it brings you happy images of Ellen dancing with their
Another TV Alert: Finn’s Girl
It’s a night of lesbian and gay parents on TV! Tonight, right after Fostering Love, a documentary about gay dads on Discovery Health (8 p.m. EST and again at 11), is Finn’s Girl on Logo (9 p.m. EST). I did a review last fall of this film about a lesbian mom and her tween daughter,
TV Alert: Gay Dads on Discovery Health Tomorrow
Tomorrow night (February 18) at 8 pm EST, the Discovery Health Channel will premiere Fostering Love, a documentary about two gay dads. Here’s the official blurb: Fostering Love is the story of two California parents who have opened their home and their hearts to kids who desperately need both. We’ll meet Jim and Mark, a
Mombian YouTube Channel Update
I’ve added a few more videos to the Mombian YouTube channel this week, including a promo video for Camp Ten Trees, a summer camp near Seattle for LGBT children and children from LGBT families. There’s also a long trailer for Fatherhood Dreams, a Canadian documentary about two gay couples who are prospective dads. One of
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 58
Helen and I express shock that The L Word’s Helena actually remembered her children. We discuss that and other parenting storylines of this week’s episode, including the perils of enormous teddy bears. We also announce a new, selective list of LGBT-inclusive books for children and young adults (read more here), and tackle a viewer’s question
Will Lesbian Batwoman Steal Sperm to Impregnate Partner?
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
Introducing the Mombian YouTube Channel
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
Julianne Moore Gets LGBT Families
Actor and mom Julianne Moore just did a video interview with the Advocate to promote her Valentine’s Day project with Save the Children, selling cards designed by top children’s illustrators to raise money for fighting poverty in America. Along the way, she talks about engaging children in social change, how LGBT families in particular have
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 56
This week, Helen and I look at Season Six of The L Word with a parent’s eye. What do we think about Bette’s ineptness with a thermometer? Her plans to adopt another child with Tina? What about Helena, Max, and even Shane when it comes to kiddies? Is there any reality in their portrayals? And