The Family Pride Coalition is hosting Act OUT: the National LGBT Family Conference, October 27-29, 2006, at the LGBT family-friendly Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The conference is a three-day event focused on advocacy, education, and community building for LGBT-headed families and allies. Family Pride expects hundreds of families to attend from across the country. […]
Less than 25% of all U. S. families consist of a married mom, dad, and their children, according to the 2000 Census. (Thanks to Rosanna Hertz for pointing this out to me.) Why then, is it so hard to find depictions of other types of families? I wrote a few weeks ago about finding a
I will be hosting an online chat with Rosanna Hertz, author of Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women are Choosing Parenthood without Marriage and Creating the New American Family, on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, from 9-10 p.m. EDT. You can read my review of the book here. Even if you’re not a single
The Human Rights Campaign released its fifth annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) today, ranking companies based on their benefits, protections, and outreach to the LGBT community. The number of companies scoring a perfect 100 rose to 138 from last year’s 101. HRC reports: Among the companies surveyed in the new report, this year: 75 percent
It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day. If you don’t know anything about this fast-growing observance (which started as a joke between friends), the Talk Like a Pirate Day Web site has a brief history and examples of pirate phrases, including the useful Top 29 Things to Say at the Office During Pirate Day. (“Fax
I read the other day about Friends for Families, a new “online matching service designed to help your family connect with other families in your area.” It’s similar to a site like Match.com, but instead of matching people for dates, it matches families wanting to meet other families for socializing. It matches them based on
Yahoo! will be offering coupons for a free cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee to anyone who sets Yahoo! as their homepage this Friday. It’s unclear what the actual mechanics of this will be, or how long Yahoo! has to be your homepage before you can reset it. Presumably Yahoo! will publish details later in the
The Seattle Times published an article this week on Finding Schools that Strive to be Inclusive. It’s a positive article, with examples of two moms, two dads, and interracial families. There are also some useful hints for educators, such as: A phrase such as “don’t forget to tell your parents about the field trip” rather
Appliance maker Whirlpool is launching a promotion with dating site Perfectmatch.com, in which they invite singles to join them at special “Spin Cycle” singles parties in cities around the country. “Besides potentially meeting your perfect match,” they say, “you’ll get to check out some new, premier laundry products perfect for your lifestyle.” Not my lifestyle,
As the weather turns cooler for many of us, it’s always nice to have a line up of indoor activities for the little ones. Here are a few simple ones. (Of course, if you can get outside to enjoy the last few weeks of summer, by all means do so.) From Martha Stewart Kids comes
