Lesbian Moms with Critically Ill Children

At least two of the entries to Blogging for LGBT Families Day were from lesbian moms whose children have serious illnesses. Jaime and Laura of Team Shimmy have a son with cardiomyopathy (whom I’ve mentioned before); Brooke and Liz of Lenox Slays the Leukemiasaurus have a daughter with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). I want to offer a special thanks to them for sharing their stories, not just on Blogging for LGBT Families Day, but on all the other days when they write about the good and the bad, the ordinary and the extraordinary, of their lives. They offer a gift to other families facing similar situations.

Because Brooke asked directly, “Hello? Any other lesbian moms going through this now? What is your experience like?” I also wanted to offer this post as an attempt to facilitate such connections.

Around the World with Blogging for LGBT Families Day

I can’t believe it’s been a whole week since Blogging for LGBT Families Day. I’ve finally read through all the posts, and am more amazed than ever at the diversity, strength, and love of our families. I know that a U.S.-based site like Mombian is bound to attract mostly U.S.-based visitors, so I’m especially pleased to see folks from non-U.S. countries who have found their way here—thanks for letting the rest of us travel a bit (albeit virtually) into your countries and lives.

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Child Adjustment: Quality of Parenting, Not Family Structure, Is What Matters

Most of us LGBT parents know in our bones that the quality of one’s parenting matters more than one’s family structure in raising well adjusted children. Not everyone is so rational, however—hence the need for experts like Cambridge University psychologist Michael Lamb, who has recently published what LGBT family law expert Nancy Polikoff calls the “definitive article on child adjustment.”

LGBT Parenting: 40 Years of a “Quieter Revolution”

President Obama has said that same-sex parents and their children influenced his decision to support marriage equality. And in the Washington Post recently, Janice D’Arcy asked, “Has gay parenting ‘normalized’ the perception of gay relationships?” The interaction between LGBT parenting rights and relationship rights is indeed a fascinating and important question—and one charted in part by law professor Carlos Ball, whose new book also gives us a compelling history of the expansion of LGBT parenting rights. Here’s my review of his work, originally published as my Mombian newspaper column.

LGBT Parenting Roundup: Brought to You By the Letter “P”

I was focused on Blogging for LGBT Families Day all last week (and I encourage you to go read everyone’s wonderful posts, if you haven’t), but the world of LGBT parenting didn’t stop going on around us. Here are some of the top stories from the past week.

Glee’s Dianna Agron in Lightsaber Duel with Children of Lesbian Mom

At the risk of overwhelming you with celebrity posts today, please enjoy this photo of Glee’s Dianna Agron at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards last night in San Francisco. Agron is battling the children of Jennifer Tyrrell, a mom from Ohio who was ousted from the Boy Scouts for being gay. Or maybe they’re training her in the ways of the Force. Dark side, watch out!

Oprah’s “A-ha” Moment About Gay Parents

It’s nice to know that even as accomplished a person as Oprah Winfrey is still open to learning a thing or two. In her interview with actor Neil Patrick Harris and his fiancé David Burtka, which airs tonight, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” the three of them have this exchange

Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Thank You!

Once again, I am energized, overwhelmed, and thrilled at the many wonderful posts you all contributed to Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Thanks to all of you who contributed posts and helped spread the word via your blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. I encourage you to pull up a cup of coffee (or the beverage of your choice), put up your feet, and read through the posts.

Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2012: Contributed Posts

Yes, it’s here! It’s Blogging for LGBT Families Day! After the jump is the master list of contributed posts. To submit a post, complete the form at the end of this post.

1:15am, June 2: You can still submit a post, even though it’s after midnight in my own time zone. I’ll update the list in the morning. (I’m a mom; I understand things come up.)

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