I don’t usually do long political tirades like this, but sometimes I make exceptions. Paul Cameron, chair of the far-right, anti-LGBT Family Research Institute, is using books by members of the LGBT community to “prove” that “Children of Homosexuals and Transexuals [Are] More Apt to Be Homosexual.” If this weren’t enough, he has managed to
It’s been raining a lot this week: Place two kitchen chairs, one behind the other. Seat your preschooler on one. Hand him or her a pie pan for a steering wheel and a vacuum-cleaner hose for a firehose. Instant fire truck. Minimalist? Perhaps. It was good for a whole 15 minutes at our house, though.
It’s the ninth annual HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. Let’s hope there isn’t a need for too many more. The event is intended as a time to thank all the volunteers and professionals working together to find a safe and effective HIV vaccine, and to educate people about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research. Organizers
Today is International Day Against Homophobia. The organizers see the event as complementary to Gay Pride Month. Pride Month is for celebrating our identities, they say. The goal of IDAHO is geared more towards direct action against homophobia and related violence: To articulate action and reflection in order to struggle against all physical, moral, or
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) led a team that recently released new recommendations for women’s pre-pregnancy health. Most of the guidelines are old hat: treat existing conditions, stop smoking and alcohol consumption, take folic acid supplements, and maintain appropriate weight and nutrition. More controversial, though, is the suggestion that “all health encounters
Here’s my latest rainy-day activity for a train-obsessed pre-schooler: Google Video, search: “locomotive”. You’ll find lots of short videos (many under three minutes) from around the world, showing all kinds of engines. Also works with fire trucks, horses, and pretty much anything else your child may be into. While there are good reasons to limit
Are children today exposed to too much media, too young? A group of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health discussed the matter today, and came to no firm conclusions. Most seemed to agree that content, limited quantity, and parental involvement were central in ensuring children get the most out of any TV or
The results of a long-term study indicate that stay-at-home moms are not as healthy as married working mothers. SAHMs had the poorest overall health, followed by single mothers and the childless. Unclear if the study included lesbian moms. The researchers hypothesize that an employed mother’s multiple roles keep her in better shape. I dunno. For
We bought our son a new pair of sneakers over the weekend. He’s moved up a size, and this means we no longer shop on the baby/toddler wall of our local Stride-Rite. We’ve moved up to the big-boy wall. I’m inordinately proud. Silly, isn’t it? He’s done nothing more than grow. I’m going to be
Happy Mothers’ Day to us lesbian moms. Through our lesbianism, we are challenging society’s notion of what women should do and whom we should love. We turn preconceptions around again, however, when we take on women’s traditional role of mother. Neither “typical” mothers nor “typical” lesbians, we must find our own paths while helping our
