A Day for Triple Remembrance
Today marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, the National Survivors of Suicide Day, and National Adoption Day.
Raising
“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.
No Abuse Among Children of Lesbians in Long-Running Study
New results from the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS), the longest-running and largest study of American lesbian families, has found that the among the 78 17-year-old children of lesbian mothers in the study, none report having ever been physically or sexually abused by a parent or other caregiver. This contrasts with 26% of American adolescents who report parent or caregiver physical abuse and 8.3% who report sexual abuse.
Bullying: What We Can Do
(Originally published as my Mombian newspaper column, October 13, 2010.) Children in the LGBTQ community are dying. As LGBTQ parents, we need to be on the front lines working to help them. We’ve all heard by now of the string of suicides by youth bullied because they were LGBTQ or perceived to be. Children of
Today Show Interviews Moms of Boys Who Dress Up in Gender Creative Ways
A few days ago, I mentioned the post over at Nerdy Apple Bottom about a mom’s support of her son when he wanted to dress up as Daphne from Scooby Doo for Halloween—and a few weeks ago, I posted about the mom who wrote My Princess Boy: A mom’s story about a young boy who
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.
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 117
Helen and I discuss homemade Halloween costumes, an excess of candy, classic and new DVDs, and swapping parental roles. Mombian: She Got Me Pregnant, 11-04-2010 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
Incorrigible Bullies and Intolerant Jerks
Brett Berk, a former teacher and preschool director and author of The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting, might be expected to have a few thoughts on the subject of bullying and schools. We’re lucky he’s taken time from his more recent topics of Glee and cars to ask (and answer): “Would Kids Be Such Incorrigible Bullies
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
One Parent, Two Parents, Three Parents, Four . . .
Yesterday’s Boston Globe published a great article by Drake Bennett titled “Johnny has two mommies — and four dads,” asking, “As complex families proliferate, the law considers: Can a child have more than two parents?” Good question, and one I’ve written about a few times before. In particular, Bennett looks at lesbian couples who want