The number of same-sex couples in the U. S. has grown 30 percent in the last five years, claims a new report from the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy (PDF link). The researchers speculate that “as stigma associated with same-sex partnering and homosexuality in general decreases, more same-sex couples are willing
(This is a slightly edited version of the post I ran last NCOD, to favorable response.) Today is National Coming Out Day (NCOD) in the U. S. Instead of offering advice on coming out (ably covered by HRC), I want to flip things around and offer a few tips to people who may be unsure how
This Wednesday, October 11, is National Coming Out Day (NCOD). I don’t know how many people actually come out on NCOD, but that’s not really the point. NCOD can help those who are coming out find resources and support, and make all people aware of the ramifications of staying in the closet. These are both
Virginia Woolf takes the second spot in my series of quotes by famous lesbians about motherhood. I offer these quotes for thought and reflection, and hope they demonstrate a variety of attitudes and viewpoints. There are no yard measures, neatly divided into the fractions of an inch, that one can lay against the qualities of
It’s LGBT History Month here in the U. S. I’m going to celebrate throughout the month by posting various quotes by famous lesbians about motherhood. Let’s start with two verses by the Ur-Dyke herself: A fair daughter have I, Cleis by name, Like a golden flower she seems to me. Far more than all Lydia,
Today my son and I saw the first episode of Sesame Street to feature the new character Abby Cadabby. Most people concede it’s nice to have another female Muppet on the show, although many criticize the fairy Abby for being too stereotypically girly, pink, and sparkly. Frankly, I don’t see her as so much more
Abigail Garner, author of the must-read Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is, publisher of Web sites Damn Straight and Oversampled, and all-around advocate for LGBT families, has announced she will leave her career as “professional queerspawn” as of the end of the year. Abigail has done a tremendous amount
Women whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers are more likely to have high athletic ability, a new study from King’s College London claims. Interestingly, an earlier study from the University of California-Berkeley showed that lesbians also tend to have longer ring fingers. Does this mean all lesbians are athletes? Or all female
The chat is now over. Thanks to those of you who participated, and to Rosanna for joining us. Welcome to those of you coming here for tonight’s chat with Rosanna Hertz, author of Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice. The chat will begin at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. At 8:45, this link will become live, and
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.
