In Memoriam
In honor of all the victims of the tragedy of 9/11 and its aftermath, their families, and friends. May we all work in whatever way we can for a safer, more peaceful world for our children.
Advocating
Political Orientation: Choice or Biology?
Political diversity could be the result of neurological differences, imply new findings by scientists at New York University. In a simple button-pushing test, those self-identified as liberal were more able to respond to new stimuli than those self-identified as conservative. The scientists think this has a neurological basis: Brain recordings taken using electroencephalogram (EEG) technology
Lesbian Mom Fights Known Donor for Custody
A lesbian mom in Texas is in a custody battle with her ex-partner’s uncle, the former couple’s known sperm donor. Tamila Payne says she tried to accommodate the donor’s wishes and let her son spend every other week with him, but the boy’s growing reluctance made her stop. Now the donor is suing for custody
Weekly Political Roundup
The second round of hearings on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) got underway in the House. Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, calls it “a watershed moment.” It’s bad enough when no Republican candidates support marriage equality or gays and lesbians in the military. It’s worse when one doesn’t
Of Ducks and Penguins
My son is starting preschool this week. I view this time of year as do many LGBT parents, with a sense of wonder that my child has reached his current age, panic that we won’t find new sneakers in his size before the first day, and fear of all that could harm him physically or
Craig vs. ENDA: Time to Focus
At the Montessori school my son started Tuesday, they emphasize helping children to focus on the task at hand. It’s a lesson we could all benefit from revisiting. The media has been awash in tales of Senator Larry Craig this week. As Yasmin Nair says at The Bilerico Project, however, “what we have here is
A Night for Women’s Sports
I’m sitting here watching Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic battle it out for a U.S. Open semifinal spot at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and flipping over to ESPN2 to watch the Phoenix Mercury and Detroit Shock in the first game of the WNBA finals. Life is good for us sporty gals.
Weekly Political Update
It was all Larry Craig, all the time, for most of the week, and then things got really interesting Thursday. I’ve posted about a few hot items already, like the major wins for equality in Maine and Iowa, and the appalling decision to keep a film depicting same-sex families out of the school curriculum in
Major Wins for Equality In Maine and Iowa
News too good to wait for my weekly update: In a unanimous decision, Maine’s Law Court ruled that two foster children, 10-year-old “M” and her brother, six-year-old “R,” could be adopted by the lesbian couple who have raised them for the past six years. Equality Maine, in an e-mail to supporters, notes this is “the