Passing along this invitation from the Family Equality Council. We may try to be at the event with our son, although this being both cold and holiday season, nothing is certain. If you’re going, too, though, drop me a note. I’d love to say hi in person. The Family Equality Council is hosting its first […]
In this special edition of our weekly video blog, brought to you in partnership with After Ellen, my partner Helen and I survey the world of lesbian moms on television, tackling such provocative questions as “Do Xena and Gabrielle count as lesbian moms?” “Should there be a lesbian-family version of The Brady Bunch?” and “Why
It’s time for this week’s video blog, published in partnership with After Ellen. This week, in our romp through the worlds of lesbian parenting and popular culture, my partner Helen and I bring you Ellen in a tutu! Gender bending on Sesame Street! Fun with dolls! Plus, a bevy of books about adoption in honor
Children’s musicians Erin Lee and Marci bring us the next of their regular posts with thematic recommendations for kid-friendly music, plus activities to make the songs an interactive experience for the whole family. I was particularly amused by their first recommendation below, as my own son often uses a similar argument. Look for Erin Lee
It’s Thursday, which means another installment of “She Got Me Pregnant,” the Mombian video blog! In this week’s episode, my partner Helen and I explain just who got whom pregnant, discuss why Melissa Etheridge makes a better guest star for Sesame Street than Britney Spears, and offer the rockin’ lesbian mom some suggestions for duets
CBS’s The Amazing Race will feature a lesbian couple for the first time when it starts its new season November 4, reports After Ellen. The couple, 49-year-old Kate Lewis and 65-year-old Pat Hendrickson, are both Episcopalian ministers, and should be fun to watch, especially as they compete against couples half their age and a pair
I’m proud to announce the launch of a new venture here at Mombian: the “She Got Me Pregnant” video blog. Published in partnership with After Ellen, the vlog will focus on the intersection of lesbian parenting and popular culture, covering children’s media, depictions of parenting in pop culture, and celebrity lesbian moms. I convinced my
Commentary on J. K. Rowling’s outing of Dumbledore is still flying thicker than owls in the Hogwarts Dining Hall. Michael Jensen at After Elton questions why she didn’t reveal this sooner. John Cloud, a gay writer for TIME, wishes she hadn’t said anything: But as far as we know, Dumbledore had not a single fully
Making its way across the Internet faster than a blast-ended skrewt is the news that J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has outed Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Speaking at Carnegie Hall in New York on Friday, she admitted she “always thought Dumbledore was gay.” Reuters reports: Rowling said Dumbledore fell in love
(Originally published in Bay Windows, October 18, 2007.) When Dottie’s partner, May, takes their son Ollie to his first day of school, the stay-at-home mom feels lonely. Luckily, Ollie has left her a present—a sweater with magic pockets. Glitter in the pockets transforms Dottie’s living room into a colorful, whimsical playground for herself and several
