Of Festivals and Family
(Originally published as my Mombian newspaper column.) It was holiday prep weekend here at my house, our annual festive mash-up of traditions.
Family Profiles
Post of the Week: “Meet My Two Moms”
This week’s pick is a video from vlogger Kory Mann, an 18-year-old college student living in LA, who introduces us to her two moms (and their adorable dog, Marcus).
Campbell’s V8 +Energy Drink Sponsors Two-Mom Family Video
Vloggers Ebony and Denise, a two-mom family with three kids, have had one of their videos sponsored by Campbell’s V8 +Energy Drink—and it’s a cute one.
Queer Foster Parent Series Aims for Second Season
The two moms who gave us a glimpse into their foster-to-adopt journey this fall want to bring us a second season of their video series, looking more broadly at the world of foster care.
Two-Dad Family Featured in PeopleTV’s “Family Portrait” Series
Dads Ben and Daniel Bowman are part of People TV’s new Family Portrait video series on “the diversity of modern families.”
“He’ll Always Be Dad”: Recalling Billy Tipton
Let’s continue our LGBTQ History Month exploration of LGBTQ parents in history with a look at jazz musician and bandleader Billy Tipton, who was also transgender and dad to three sons.
A Meeting in Church and “A Covenant with God” for Two Lesbian Moms in the 1970s
As we near the end of LGBTQ History Month, let’s look back at the story of two moms who met in church in 1970, fought their ex-husbands and the courts, made a documentary, and were among the early public faces of same-sex parenthood, all before the decade was out.
New Film Shows Lesbian Families’ Struggles and Resilience in the South
A new documentary follows three lesbian families as they fight for equality in Alabama. Watch a trailer and learn more about the still-ongoing struggle for relationship and parenting equality in this state.
Edie Windsor: The Passing of a Hero
She always seemed too full of life to ever be gone from it, with her signature scarf and boundless energy—but Edie Windsor, whose case led to the first federal recognition for same-sex couples, died yesterday at the age of 88.
Watch: “My Lesbian Mums” Explores When a Parent Comes Out
In a lovely new video for BBC Newsbeat, Jillian Stewart shares her own experience and interviews her brother and stepsisters about what it was like for them when their moms came out. She speaks with their moms, too, and with a gay dad couple who also came out after one of them had kids in a previous relationship.