I’ve been evaluating preschools for my son over the past few weeks. As part of my discussions with teachers and administrators, I always mention that we’re a two-mom family, and ask “Is this going to be a problem for anyone here?” I don’t expect anyone would ever come right out and say “yes”—we’re in a […]
A few recent words from non-LGBT parents about LGBT families: Actor Sarah Jessica Parker says her four-year-old son has been asking her what it means to be gay, since the family has many gay friends. Parker explains: When talking around your child you have to think very carefully and you have to be prudent about
Mary Cheney, daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, and her partner Heather Poe welcomed their son Samuel David Cheney into the world this morning. He weighed eight pounds, six ounces, thus ending my short-lived “guess his vital statistics” game. I’ve written several times before about Mary Cheney and will do so again. I’ll avoid writing
Mary Cheney, lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, and her partner Heather Poe are expecting the birth of their son any day now. Back when I worked in the corporate world, someone would always start an office pool when a colleague was expecting. Height, weight, gender (if unknown)—all were fair game. I’m not sure
I wrote a few months ago about Starfall.com, the great free site for pre-reading and early reading games. Queerty reports today that one of Starfall’s founders, Jared Polis, is running for Congress from Colorado. If elected, he would be the state’s first openly gay representative. I know nothing about Polis or his policies (Polis-ies?) beyond
Sometimes there are happy endings. The ACLU reports: After almost three months, a seven-year-old girl has been reunited with the woman in whose care she’d thrived for almost a year before being sent to live in a crowded foster home. The child had been held in foster care by the Wilkinson County Division of Family
As regular readers know, my family and I moved last month. My partner and I have in fact moved seven times in the fourteen years we’ve been together, and we’ve settled into a pattern: visit Home Depot a dozen times in the first month at our new home, and then set off on the first
Eureka Springs, Arkansas became the first town in the state to recognize same-sex couples. On June 13th, it will begin a domestic registry for both same- and opposite-sex unmarried couples. The registry has no legal standing, but is a sign of support for same-sex couples and other non-traditional families. Colorado is now the 10th state
In addition to being the anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in Massachusetts, today is the International Day Against Homophobia, the perhaps unfortunately-acronymed IDAHO. Last year, IDAHO was marked by events in over 50 countries and endorsed by the European Parliament. The day is more than just a party, however. The International Gay and Lesbian
The cake was sweet, but the victory was sweeter. For the hundreds of people, myself included, who gathered in the Cambridge, Massachusetts YMCA tonight, the meaning of the event went well beyond that of a typical book launch. The wedding cake should have been the first hint. There was acclaim for the superlative new book,
