Kelly Brady, one of the stars of the Style Network’s City Girl Diaries, will be bringing one of her two moms to work on tomorrow’s show. Even if, like me, your idea of style is to make sure your socks match, you might want to tune in, or at least read the lengthy interview she did with GLAAD […]
I wrote yesterday about a journalist and lesbian mom in Russia who is leaving the country because she fears the new anti-gay laws that could take her children away from her. She’s not the only one. Here are more stories of gay and lesbian parents and their struggles under the new laws.
Russian American journalist and lesbian mom Masha Gessen is leaving her Russian home for the U.S., she told the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper. She fears the harsh new laws against “homosexual propaganda” put her family at risk, especially given her activism and visibility.
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new guidance that confirms married same-sex couples are now eligible for the same leave as married different-sex couples under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). That’s one of the very concrete Good Things to happen since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on DOMA — although I’d argue that all committed couples should be eligible, married or not. Unmarried same-sex parents should note, however, that they still have some rights under FMLA.
A new study looks at how children of gay and lesbian parents — parents who came out after their kids were born — overcome stigma and create a positive family identity. While most of the messages they heard about their families were negative, the children used a variety of methods to minimize the impact of such messages.
A few items I haven’t posted about previously, including a couple of family profiles, some good national and international news brought to you by the letter “A,” and Xena.
Two professors at the University of Oregon are conducting a new study about LGBT parents and how we “navigate legal and social hurdles” on behalf of our kids. They’re looking for LGBT parents to interview (anonymously) — I hope you’ll consider helping them out.
Two recent stories show parents supporting their gender nonconforming children in pretty awesome ways. One will infuriate you with the bias the mom and her child had to face; both will inspire you with the strength of the moms.
Stef and Lena are getting married tonight, and I’m excited. The lesbian moms of ABC Family’s The Fosters are ending their summer with a big shindig that promises to bring together all of the season’s relationship angst, teen drama, and emotional reflections on what makes a family. But will the California wedding, on a show that
I’m very pleased to bring you a guest post today by Dawn Dais, author of The Sh!t No One Tells You: A Guide to Surviving Your Baby’s First Year, which I reviewed earlier this week. Dawn is a lesbian mom, but wrote the book for a general audience, because . . . well, I’ll let her explain.
