In lieu of our “She Got Me Pregnant” vlog, which I will post tomorrow, here’s a video compiled by the Family Equality Council from images sent in by LGBT parents around the country, “declaring their families equal.” It’s become the eighth most-viewed video on YouTube this week in the Nonprofits & Activism category.
Among the first same-sex couples to marry in Connecticut were lesbian moms Peg Oliveira and Jen Vickery. The New York Times reports “Ms. Oliveira proposed in the aisles of IKEA.” How lesbian is that? The couple wed today outside City Hall in New Haven with their three-month-old daughter, Willow, and several friends. No word on
It’s ironic. Voters in the Constitution State last week rejected the possibility of a Constitutional Convention that could have banned marriage of same-sex couples, even as three other states enshrined discrimination in their constitutions. No, maybe it’s not ironic. Maybe it means Connecticut citizens are more aware of what a constitution is—fundamental rights and governing
I wrote this piece for 365gay.com just after the election last week, talking about what it might mean to have a president who grew up in a non-traditional family, especially in light of the anti-LGBT props that passed. I can’t crosspost yet, but you can go have a read.
Prop 8-spawned videos are flying fast and furious. I’m partial to this one. (Thanks, Good As You.) See more funny videos at Funny or Die
So nothing much happened in politics this week . . . . You know the key points: Obama won; Arizona, Arkansas, California, and Florida all passed anti-LGBT measures. Connecticut voters, however, shot down the idea of holding a constitutional convention that would likely have tried to enshrine a ban on same-sex marriage into the state
A look around the Obama Transition Team’s new site, Change.gov, shows the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (with sexual orientation and gender identity/expression) and the Matthew Shepard Act on the Civil Rights agenda. I do not see anything on repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell or the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and nothing on supporting full federal
We’re not vlogging this week because of personal circumstances, but I thought I’d offer a few shots of some humorous items from the Election Night party that friends of ours held. Nice of the Senator to join us, don’t you think? And you know it’s a lesbian mom household because they’re using a Melissa &
Quick post, but in the spirit of helping to get the word out: No On Prop 8 organizers are holding a number of community gatherings around California tonight to oppose Prop 8. They say “With an estimated 3 to 4 million votes remaining to be counted, the race is still too close to call.” Details
Preliminary results give victory to the forces of hate in California, with Prop 8 passing 52-48%. Kate Kendall of the National Center for Lesbian Rights has noted that 3 million to 4 million absentee and provisional ballots remain uncounted statewide. The Sacramento Bee reports: “The fact is depending on the turnout model we are looking
