One of the great joys for me in this year’s Blogging for LGBT Families Day was that there was an increase in the number of posts by those who grew up in LGBT families. Many thanks to COLAGE for helping to spread the word about the event among their members. In my experience, LGBT parents […]
I want to start my roundup of Blogging for LGBT Families Day posts by sharing a few perspectives that really made me think about the variety of our experiences. Clare at An MSW in Cambodia tells us the story of Karen Atala, a Chilean parent whose children were taken away by the court because she
I spent almost the entire weekend reading through the more than 140 posts contributed to this year’s Blogging for LGBT Families Day. (Yes, my own family will be glad to have me back when this is over.) Once again I am overwhelmed with the diversity, strength, and love of LGBT families and our allies. Thanks
Did you wake up this morning and suddenly realize you had forgotten Blogging for LGBT Families Day yesterday? Was your child sick or did he or she require an emergency batch of cupcakes at school for an end-of-year party? Never fear—I’m still accepting contributions through today. Call it a concession to “Parent Standard Time” (though
Total count is 150 contributed posts, plus a few others on private blogs that I couldn’t access. Thanks to all who took part! Today is the second annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, a time for the LGBT community and our allies to come together in support of our families. Below is the list of
A reminder to all that Blogging for LGBT Families Day is tomorrow, June 1. People are already sending me links to their posts, though others are waiting until the actual day. With Mary Cheney bringing LGBT families into the media over the past week, we have a great opportunity here to be part of the
Mother’s Day is now past, Father’s Day is approaching, and in between is June 1, the start of Pride Month and Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Contribute a post and join the celebration and the outreach. Any blogger who wants to support LGBT families is welcome, LGBT or not, parent or not. I encourage those
You are cordially invited to participate in the second annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day on June 1. I’m especially pleased to announce that the Family Pride Coalition will be sponsoring this year’s event and working in conjunction with us to get the word out and raise visibility for our families. Last year, over 130
One of the contributors to Blogging for LGBT Families Day just wrote a great article for the Syracuse Post-Standard, on finding God’s love and community as a lesbian family. I’m not particularly religious myself, but it makes me sick when the ultra-conservatives try to frame LGBT rights as a matter of the religious vs. the
Many straight allies submitted entries to Blogging for LGBT Families Day, proving once again that LGBT rights is not merely an interest-group issue. (Unless, of course, you count all those in favor of equality an interest group.) Here are some extracts: “I am a heterosexual, ten-years-married mother of two who cannot understand how anyone’s loving,
