Passing along this information about a new study of lesbian and gay adoptive parents. I’m not involved in the study, but I know the Evan B. Donaldson folks have a good reputation. David Brodzinsky, one of the study leads, is Research & Project Director there. His research partner, Scott Ryan, is at Florida State—and we […]
Consider this an open thread for the first week of spring. What’s up with all of you? [polldaddy poll=2941772]
Showtime’s Nurse Jackie has its Season Two premiere tonight at 10 p.m. ET. I’ll be watching. I loved the show last season, not only for Edie Falco as Jackie, but also because it’s one of the few shows that has done lesbian moms right—that is to say, with a storyline more original than “two lesbians
Cat Cora, the Food Network’s “Iron Chef,” will be honored tonight as “Alumna of the Year” by her alma mater, the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at the CIA Leadership Awards (“Augie Awards”) in New York City. Cat and her partner Jennifer welcomed their fourth son last July, with Cat giving birth to him not
First, something not specific to parenting but that affects LGBT families with and without children: The Bilerico Project and many other blogs are holding a blogswarm today asking readers to contact Speaker Nancy Pelosi at 202-225-4965 and request that she move the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to a floor vote. Further details are here. One
(I wrote this for my Mombian newspaper column back in January, but since both sides in the Prop 8 trial have recently filed their final briefs and Judge Vaughn Walker may soon schedule closing arguments, I thought it was worth posting here now. ) I agree with Robin Wirthlin. The Massachusetts Mormon mother and I
Helen and I bring you the Nature Edition of our vlog this week, with a look at what we’ve been doing outdoors with our son as the weather turns slightly warmer. This leads us to a discussion of science, education policy, and what happens when life imitates video games. Mombian: She Got Me Pregnant, 03-11-10
Confused? Traumatized? Not a bit. [Update: It seems the video’s owner has made it private. I’m not going to try and find another copy; if he wants privacy, I’ll respect that.] (Via Truth Wins Out.)
Same-sex parents are used to the routine of crossing out “Mother” or “Father” on various forms and writing in whatever applies to our family. What happens, however, when this is asked on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, used by most colleges and universities to determine a student’s contribution towards the cost
It’s International Women’s Day, a holiday first celebrated in 1909 in honor of a 1908 strike by women garment workers in protest at their working conditions. Now, it’s a holiday endorsed by the U.N., which has set the 2010 theme as “Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all.” While the holiday gets little attention in
