Dear President Obama: In less than a week, the White House lawn will be swarming with children and their parents, gleeful participants in the White House Easter Egg Roll. Children of LGBT parents will be among them, as they have been for many years. Some of the children in attendance may be LGBT themselves, whether […]
It’s National Poetry Month, and while I dislike the idea of constraining poetry to one month (same for women’s history, black history, etc.), I see no reason not to use it as an occasion to celebrate. I’ll be doing a variety of poetry-related pieces throughout the month. Stay tuned. I’ll start with a book recommendation:
In a special session of the Utah Legislature, lawmakers of both houses approved a bill that would require all children born in the state to be raised by LGBT people. A delegation rushed the bill to the governor’s desk, where he signed it immediately. “When you look at all the cases of child abuse in
The times they are a’ changing. This just in from the Family Equality Council (my emphasis): Dear Friends and Families, I have some exciting news. Just recently, President Obama’s Administration reached out to Family Equality Council directly, encouraging us to encourage you, our supporters, to apply for tickets to this year’s White House Easter Egg
It’s International Women’s Day (IWD) once again, and while I’m not doing anything special to celebrate (does watching The L Word finale tonight count?), I feel obligated to note the event here. Of interest is a list of “Gender Facts” on the official International Women’s Day site. Did you know that “Women use 20,000 words
What are you doing to celebrate love today? I will be enjoying the first week of school vacation with my spouse and our son. We don’t have any special plans, but I intend to bake a cake later just because I’m always looking for an excuse to do so. (It will probably be the Chocolate
Actor and mom Julianne Moore just did a video interview with the Advocate to promote her Valentine’s Day project with Save the Children, selling cards designed by top children’s illustrators to raise money for fighting poverty in America. Along the way, she talks about engaging children in social change, how LGBT families in particular have
A joyous 2009 to you and your families! May the year be full of love, happiness, peace, and steps towards equality for all.
Every TV news show and newspaper is publishing retrospective best-of lists for 2008. I gave in to the trend myself. Your turn, now. What were your favorite moments or events—personal, political, or otherwise—from the past year? (Leave a link if you’ve already posted on your own blog.)
A very happy Kwanzaa to those of you celebrating it today. I am not one of them, but I love how Kwanzaa shows that we can honor our heritage in new ways, with traditions rooted in the past but developed in the present. (Kwanzaa was founded in 1966, which to me counts as present in
