Here’s another must-read for your coffee break as you’re getting back to work after the holiday: Sarah Hoffman’s excellent piece for Salon, “My son, the pink boy,” in which she argues that her son is not “confused,” but Dr. Phil is. She concludes: As social acceptance of gay people grows, it’s time to look critically […]
At the risk of overdosing you with Zach Wahls, here’s the Iowan teen talking with his moms and sister about the effects of marriage equality, the impact of having two moms, one mom’s struggle with MS, and his speech before the state House: (Thanks to Let’s Talk About Marriage, a project of the Human Rights
Parenting magazine has a great article in this month’s issue titled, “Meet the Same-Sex Parents Next Door.” It’s very much in the category I call “Lesbian Parenting 101,” i.e., aimed at non-LGBT people who may not have met or thought about LGBT parents before. But consider the venue—a leading mainstream parenting magazine—and it’s a terrific
According to my poll the other day, most of you respond to Valentine’s Day by saying, “Love is love. This is a chance to show ours is the same as everyone else’s.” You’re closely followed by those who believe, “Any holiday involving chocolate is okay by me.” Several of you complained that the holiday was too
For your pre-weekend reading, ESPN.com has an interview with Morehead State University basketball star Kenneth Faried, who talks about the influence of his two moms, one of whom is battling lupus. “When they got married,” he said, “that showed me what commitment is all about, that there are people out there that can commit, even
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Some of you may remember the great post last November by “Cop’s Wife,” the mom who blogs at Nerdy Apple Bottom. She wrote about her five-year-old son, who wanted to be Daphne from Scooby Doo for Halloween, and the intolerant comments from other moms at the son’s preschool. The son’s church preschool. Now, it turns
Here’s a topic ripe for discussion: A recent study by Ohio State University researchers found that couples who share childcare duties equally are more likely to experience conflict than those in which the mother does more. The study only looked at opposite-sex couples, however.
Helen and I show you the connection between vampire bunnies and anti-bullying efforts. We also discuss some psychedelic kids’ movies and books we’ve been enjoying, and wonder how Disney’s Fantasia got away with being so risqué. (Topless female centaurs! In 1940! And Disney still shies away from openly gay characters, even fully clothed.) Mombian: She
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, a poem from the divine Emily Dickinson: Color – Caste – Denomination Color — Caste — Denomination — These — are Time’s Affair — Death’s diviner Classifying Does not know they are — As in sleep — All Hue forgotten — Tenets — put behind — Death’s large
