(Warning: spoilers below.) The second episode of this season’s L Word has little about parenting on the surface, but there’s more than meets the eye. The show’s lesbian moms, Tina and Bette, seem to have settled in to a custody agreement. In one scene at the Planet, Tina bemoans having to share, but agrees with
Passing along another third-party announcement from my inbox: I am the lesbian mother of 4-year-old twins who were conceived using anonymous donor sperm. I am also a graduate student at Smith College School for Social Work writing my Master’s Thesis on lesbian parents who have used anonymous donor sperm to create families, and their experiences
I was asked to pass along the following announcement: Demeter Press is seeking submissions for the edited collection: Mothering and Blogging: Practice and Theory Deadline for Abstracts: March 1, 2007 Publication Date: Spring 2008 Editors: May Friedman, Shana L. Calixte Critical mothering and writing about motherhood have, in the last few years, begun to engage
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a policy statement about the increasingly common practice of cord-blood banking, storing blood from a newborn’s umbilical cord in case of a future need for stem cells. The AAP does not recommend banking an infant’s cord-blood for future personal use unless there is a sibling with a
The second item in my series on Kids’ Toys from the Hardware Store requires no assembly. It’s simply a carpenter’s ruler—a ruler that not only measures, but folds into a variety of shapes certain to amuse and delight. My dad bought me one when I was young, and I had hours of fun with it.
I was watching Iron Chef America the other night. Chef (and out lesbian mom) Cat Cora was cooking a dozen different things with ostrich, the episode’s “secret ingredient.” I have to admit, I love Iron Chef. The exaggerated, sports-style commentary, the kitsch . . . it’s entertainment at its best, with a few real cooking
Last fall, I reviewed the excellent new book Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women are Choosing Parenthood without Marriage and Creating the New American Family by sociologist Rosanna Hertz. Dr. Hertz will be on the Today show tomorrow, January 15, between 8 and 8:30 a.m. Eastern. If you are interested in how the
This coming Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day here in the U. S. His work and the movement he led represent values that resonate with many of us, regardless of race. I thought it would be appropriate to honor the holiday by showcasing a number of books for young children about Dr. King. What
This week, both the U. S.’s Human Rights Campaign and Britain’s Stonewall announced their latest lists of “Best Places to Work” for LGBT employees and allies. In the U. K., IBM holds the top spot. No surprise, given the company’s consistently good rating in HRC’s Corporate Equality Index—and remember the “I” stands for “International.” (HRC’s
Mombian’s interview series continues, this time with Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of the Family Pride Coalition. Jennifer is also the mother of twin four-year-old boys. (She either sleeps very well or not at all.) Prior to her role at Family Pride, she was a fundraising consultant for political campaigns and LGBT organizations and served as
