According to my poll the other day, most of you respond to Valentine’s Day by saying, “Love is love. This is a chance to show ours is the same as everyone else’s.” You’re closely followed by those who believe, “Any holiday involving chocolate is okay by me.” Several of you complained that the holiday was too […]
The Pentagon has revealed its plan for implementing repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. New talks on comprehensive immigration reform legislation could mean a new chance to pass the Uniting American Families Act. A civil union bill in Hawaii could hit the governor’s desk by the end of next week, the Honolulu Star Advertiser opines.
For your pre-weekend reading, ESPN.com has an interview with Morehead State University basketball star Kenneth Faried, who talks about the influence of his two moms, one of whom is battling lupus. “When they got married,” he said, “that showed me what commitment is all about, that there are people out there that can commit, even
In all my excitement over the latest Rainbow Bibliography and Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award, I neglected to mention that prolific children’s author and illustrator Tomie DePaola–who happens to be gay–won this year’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association. The award “honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.”
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Actor Cynthia Nixon and her financée, education activist Christine Marinoni, welcomed a baby boy yesterday, reports People magazine. The couple already have two children, 14 and 8, from Nixon’s previous relationship. If you missed Nixon’s long interview last year with the Advocate, go read. She talks about meeting Marinoni, how her kids responded to their
OK, no Trojan guinea pigs here really, but Sarah Brannen, author and illustrator of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, about two gay guinea pigs and their niece (see my longer piece on it here), has illustrated a new book, Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik. Brannen didn’t write this one—the authors are Jill Rubalcaba and Eric H. Cline—and
No, that’s not a proposition. I’ve been happily and legally wed for a few years now. But I am passing along this message from the folks at Freedom to Marry, who are looking for same-sex couples who want to marry: The battle to end marriage discrimination is being fought on many different fronts: in legislatures,
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) released a new report, “Injustice at Every Turn,” that demonstrates the extent of discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming people in many areas, including education, health care, employment, and housing. Thirty-three members of Congress are calling on the departments of
Some of you may remember the great post last November by “Cop’s Wife,” the mom who blogs at Nerdy Apple Bottom. She wrote about her five-year-old son, who wanted to be Daphne from Scooby Doo for Halloween, and the intolerant comments from other moms at the son’s preschool. The son’s church preschool. Now, it turns
