I’m vlogging solo this week—Helen is away on business again, but I’ll carry on without her. Because the 5th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day is coming up on June 1, and I’m all about getting the word out, I invite viewers to participate. I also share brand new works by authors of some of
Congratulations to Amanda, winner of the second And Baby Makes More giveaway! If you didn’t win, please stop by next Wednesday, as I will be giving away one more copy. (Please stop by next Tuesday, too, as it is Blogging for LGBT Families Day. If you have a blog, post something about LGBT families, then submit
Here’s the second of three giveaways of And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families. (My full review, which I wrote before I was contacted about a giveaway, is here.) For today’s drawing, I’ll pick the winner randomly from all of the people who leave a comment on this post with
Well, some of us, anyway. Here’s actor Cynthia Nixon at the Sex and the City 2 premiere last night. Compare, if you will, the short-haired, softball playing, sturdy black pumps-wearing Elena Kagan, who is neither a lesbian nor a mom. And to stir the stereotypes even more, go have a read of the Advocate’s cover interview
As promised, here are more quotes from And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families. If you didn’t take part in last week’s giveaway of the book, never fear—I’ll be giving away another one this Wednesday, so stop back. (And if you haven’t read the comment thread from the last contest,
It’s the first annual Harvey Milk Day in California, an official state holiday signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Kern High School District Board of Trustees in Bakersfield, California, however, voted to not observe the holiday. Several speakers at a board meeting said they don’t think Milk is a good role model for
Congratulations to Labelsareforjars, winner of the first And Baby Makes More giveaway. If you didn’t win, please stop by any of the next two Wednesdays, as I will be giving away two more copies. Let me also say: Wow, the comment thread! Contest or no, it’s worth a read to learn about the many ways
Yes, that’s right! I’m going to be giving away not one, but three copies of And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families, a terrific collection of essays that belongs on every LGBT parent’s bookshelf. (My full review, which I wrote before I was contacted about a giveaway, is here.) I’ll
Filmmaker Lisa Marie Evans is creating a documentary compiled from home videos sent in by LGBT parents around the globe. She writes at the Web site for Gayby Boom, “We strive for a diverse representation of the LGBT community for this film. We need you and your story! You needn’t edit your videos, we’ll do
(Originally published as my Mombian newspaper column.) Amie Klempnauer Miller and her partner Jane, “fully endowed with the lesbian love of process,” spent 10 of their first 18 years together talking about whether to become parents. Once they did, they spent another two years trying to get Miller pregnant before they decided that Jane might
