A Day for Triple Remembrance
Today marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, the National Survivors of Suicide Day, and National Adoption Day.
Holidays
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 118
Helen and I share some of the things—silly and not—that we are thankful for this Thanksgiving season. Mombian: She Got Me Pregnant, 11-17-2010 Uploaded by drudolph. – More gay and lesbian lifestyle videos. (If the embedded video above doesn’t work for you, try it at Dailymotion.) Brought to you in partnership with After Ellen.
A Cross-Gender Halloween Costume, Bullying, and a Mother’s Support
If you have any interest in gender variance, self-expression, taking no nonsense from bigots, or a mother’s love, go read “My son is gay,” by Cop’s Wife over at Nerdy Apple Bottom. It’s an amazing piece, and well worth your time.
Halloween Open Thread
No, it’s not Halloween quite yet, but I thought it would be fun for us to share some holiday cheer. Leave a comment with something related to Halloween—your kids’ (or your) costume choices, favorite costume from the past, favorite candy (dark chocolate Hershey’s Miniatures, me), favorite holiday recipe or craft, etc. I haven’t tried them
Coming Out, Speaking Out
This year’s National Coming Out Day brings with it a certain poignancy. On the one hand, it has been amazing this past year to watch students like Constance McMillen, who not only came out, but took on her school district when it said she couldn’t attend prom with her girlfriend and wear a tux. On
“I Love My Mummies” Gear Now Available for Halloween
Just in time for Halloween come brand-new “I Love My Mummies” t-shirts and other kid apparel. Thanks to my own “mummy” for providing the drawing. Find other styles and designs in the Mombian Store at CafePress.
Happy Birthday, Mombian!
Five years ago today I began this little blogging endeavor. My son was barely two, just learning to talk; I was barely beginning to realize the full range of things it means to be a mother. Now, he is finishing first grade, reading anything he lays his eyes on, building complicated Lego spaceships, and riding
Happy Father’s (s’) Day
A very happy Father’s (s’) Day to all of the dads out there, to all the dads of those of us who have them, and to all the other parents who celebrate this day as yours. I should also note that President Obama included two-dad families in his Father’s Day proclamation this year, as he
What Loving Is All About
Today is Loving Day, a commemoration of the Loving vs. Virginia U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage, and a day that “fights racial prejudice through education and builds multicultural community.” TIME has a good article with more on the case and its impact, and notes we now have a president who is himself
Milk Is Good for Kids
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