Parents in the Mix as Marriage Equality Fight Moves South
Florida on Tuesday became the latest state where same-sex couples have filed a lawsuit for marriage equality. Meet some of the same-sex parent couples helping to make that happen.
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New Online Safe Space for Kids with LGBTQ Parents
This post is all about our kids. First and most practically, COLAGE, the national organization for people with LGBTQ parents, has launched the KidSafe blog, an online safe space “to document the struggles, rewards and experiences that come along with having one or more LGBTQ parent.” Read on to learn more, along with a few additional recent tidbits about those with LGBTQ parents.
Happy 10th Anniversary, No Name-Calling Week!
In addition to celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this week, it’s also a time to observe No Name-Calling Week, “one of the largest bullying-prevention initiatives in the country.”
For Martin Luther King Day: Race, Parenting, and Representation
For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it seemed appropriate to mention two recent Internet postings that highlight issues of race and parenting.
School Shooting in New Mexico: Questions Still Unanswered
Another school shooting. Another school shooting, this time in New Mexico, where an 12-year-old boy on Tuesday sawed off a shotgun and shot two classmates, ages 12 and 13, before being restrained by a teacher. The classmates are alive, but one is in critical condition. Right after the Sandy Hook shootings, I wrote about some of
Happy New Year 2014!
New Year’s Day always reminds me of my son’s first year, when we dressed him up in a “Happy New Year” sash and a diaper to be Baby New Year at my in-laws’ party. I won’t post pictures, since his now-10-year-old self would never forgive me — but I do smile at the memory. Time flies, which means we must be having fun, right?
Make the Yuletide Gay
A very merry Christmas to everyone celebrating it today! My interfaith family has been partying since Thanksgivukkah, which means the amount of chocolate and wrapping paper around our house is at an all-time high. I’ll be taking a couple of days away from the blog to enjoy said chocolate and clean up the wrapping paper.
Lesbian Penguins in Israel Zoo
Same-sex penguin pairs aren’t a new phenomenon. At least four male pairs have hatched eggs together. But a zoo in Israel reported recently that a pair of female penguins are building a nest. Suki and Chupchikoni “have clearly set up house together, creating a scrape into which they collect nesting materials,” reports Haaretz. Zookeepers originally thought
Oregon Men Marry After 60 Years Together
I try to stick with parenting stuff around here because I can’t write about everything, and others have general LGBT happenings covered better than I can. Sometimes something comes along, however, that is just so touching, I have to post about it. This time, it’s the marriage of Eric Marcoux and Eugene Woodworth, who “have been together since they the day they met in Chicago in 1953.”
Share Your Family’s Holiday Card with Governors of Anti-Equality States
This holiday season, GLAAD is organizing a campaign to help both LGBT families and allies send a copy of their family’s holiday card to the governors of anti-equality states, with a note saying that all families should be treated equally. It’s a great idea that could have a big impact.