The Boy Scouts of America are an anti-gay organization. They don’t allow gay scouts—even ones about to get their Eagle awards. They kick out gay dads and lesbian moms who are leading their children’s dens and troops. But not all Scout leaders agree with the national policy, and some are speaking out.
Stories. Legos. Cartoons. Three things that Chad and Lisa Johnson say make their neighbors “a regular family,” no matter that the neighbors are two moms, Colleen Ozolitis and Lee Ann Martinson, and their five-year-old sons. Washington United for Marriage, the coalition working to defend the state’s marriage equality law, created an ad featuring the Johnsons that will run statewide on broadcast and cable.
The presidential election is only 38 days away now, and early voting has already begun in some states. Consider this, then, a Mombian public service announcement: If you are not yet registered to vote, go do so after the jump. It’s online and it’s easy.
The French government is seeking to change all references to “mothers and fathers” in its civil code to the more neutral “parents,” as part of a new law that would also give equal adoption and marriage rights to same- and opposite-sex couples.
Today marks one year since the repeal of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy forbidding lesbians and gay men from serving openly. That was, without a doubt, one of the biggest steps towards LGBT equality in our history—but LGBT servicemembers still do not have equal rights. LGBT parents in the military are among those continuing to tell their stories and inspire change.
The Boy Scouts’ Lincoln Heritage Council in Kentucky kicked Assistant Scoutmaster Greg Bourke out of his son’s troop last month, just because he is gay. Bourke, who has served the Scouts for five years, writes in a petition at Change.org that he has received “unanimous support from my Troop, Troop Committee, Church, Scouts, Scout Leaders and Scout Parents.”
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a new report, “Born Free and Equal: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law,” which is a good thing—but as LGBT family law expert Nancy Polikoff points out, is mysteriously silent on international law related to LGBT parents and
Here are some of the recent stories I haven’t posted about separately–covering education, being a single gay dad, fighting for adoption rights, and Mitt Romney’s opinions about lesbian and gay parents.
I’ve posted a similar version of this for a few years now, but it seems appropriate to do so again.
In honor of all the victims of the tragedy of September 11 and its aftermath, their families, and their friends.
