As we all know, it’s a slippery slope. If you legalize marriage for same-sex couples, then marriage between humans and robots is soon to follow. Well, not exactly. Human-robot love is inevitable, however, and could first become legal in Massachusetts, according to Dr. David Levy of the University of Maastricht. In his Ph.D thesis, as
Those of you starting or adding to your families may want to check out the Baby Name Map, a Google Maps mashup that shows you the popularity of baby names in the U.S., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, and the U.K. (Thanks to Lifehacker for the tip. They also mention NameVoyager, which displays the history of
Hot on the heels of Banned Books Week comes the news that the American Library Association is seeking to create a list of recommended LGBTQ-themed children’s books. From Worth the Trip: The ALA’s Social Responsibilities Round Table and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgendered Round Table are combining forces to create a Rainbow List of recommended
Set your VCR’s and Tivo’s. From an e-mail to supporters by Steven Goldstein, Chair, Garden State Equality: On Friday, October 12th, Garden State Equality Board member Denise Brunner, her wife Fran and their kids Jessica, Scott and Alyssa—all very active members in Garden State Equality—will be the guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show, seen at
(Originally published in Bay Windows, October 11, 2007.) “It definitely surprised me,” says director Debra Chasnoff of the decision by the Evesham, New Jersey school district to exclude her documentary That’s a Family from its curriculum, after a handful of parents objected to its inclusion of gay and lesbian families. In the film, elementary school
I’m posting below (with permission) an op-ed by Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. In it, he brings us up to date with what NGLTF has been doing to push for a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that includes protections for gender identity and expression. Not all
Today is National Coming Out Day. Most of us who are LGBT have stories to tell—good, bad, exciting, or boring—about our own coming out. It’s something of a relationship marker, in fact. I know I’ve reached a certain level of friendship with someone when we start telling each other our coming out tales. Being a
October 15 is Blog Action Day, a time for bloggers to unite in support of one issue for a single day. This year, the theme is “The Environment.” The event is similar in structure to the Blogging for LGBT Families Day I’ve held for the past two years in June. Just blog about the topic
Lesbian mom April has just launched Rainbow Spectrum, a site for GLBTQ families to share information about autism spectrum disorders. It’s still in the early stages, but she’s hoping it will grow as word spreads. Here’s what she tells us: I started Rainbow Spectrum to address a need that our family has, namely to share
The Family Pride Coalition has today changed its name to the Family Equality Council (FEC) and launched a new Web site. Many of us are familiar with Family Pride from their work coordinating Family Week in Provincetown and organizing LGBT families to attend the White House Egg Roll. David Jacques, eCommunications Coordinator for FEC, below
