Is “the next frontier of family law” the legal recognition of families with more than two parents? From Hayley Mick at Toronto’s Globe and Mail comes an article that explores various new family arrangements, often involving a same-sex couple and either another couple or individual of the opposite gender. Many such families are drawing up […]
This Friday at 10:00 p.m., WGBH Boston (Channel 2) will re-air Daddy and Papa, an award-winning documentary about gay fathers by filmmaker Johnny Symons. The film premiered on PBS in 2003, but remains an insightful look at four gay families. I couldn’t find any airings other than WGBH, but if you’re not in the Boston
Lesbian mom Melissa Etheridge turns 46 today, making this a dyke national holiday of sorts. The Grammy- and Academy Award-winning musician has inspired many of us with her songs and her fight against breast cancer. She’s one of the most visible (and powerful) lesbian moms in the country, and an activist for the environment and
On this day when we honor those who have fallen fighting for our nation, may we also remember to honor those who work for peace, at home and around the world.
I’ve been evaluating preschools for my son over the past few weeks. As part of my discussions with teachers and administrators, I always mention that we’re a two-mom family, and ask “Is this going to be a problem for anyone here?” I don’t expect anyone would ever come right out and say “yes”—we’re in a
A few recent words from non-LGBT parents about LGBT families: Actor Sarah Jessica Parker says her four-year-old son has been asking her what it means to be gay, since the family has many gay friends. Parker explains: When talking around your child you have to think very carefully and you have to be prudent about
Mary Cheney, daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, and her partner Heather Poe welcomed their son Samuel David Cheney into the world this morning. He weighed eight pounds, six ounces, thus ending my short-lived “guess his vital statistics” game. I’ve written several times before about Mary Cheney and will do so again. I’ll avoid writing
There’s been some debate lately over whether a vegan diet is good for children. I’ll leave the answer to that in the hands of those with better nutritional expertise than I have. Still, I believe every parent, even those of us who aren’t vegan, should have at least one vegan cake recipe in her or
Mary Cheney, lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, and her partner Heather Poe are expecting the birth of their son any day now. Back when I worked in the corporate world, someone would always start an office pool when a colleague was expecting. Height, weight, gender (if unknown)—all were fair game. I’m not sure
Sometimes there are happy endings. The ACLU reports: After almost three months, a seven-year-old girl has been reunited with the woman in whose care she’d thrived for almost a year before being sent to live in a crowded foster home. The child had been held in foster care by the Wilkinson County Division of Family
