(Originally published in Bay Windows, September 3, 2009.) “As a kid, Cinderella was basically my favorite fairy tale. I always loved it, even though it was cheesy,” says author Malinda Lo. “I decided to do a retelling of Cinderella since I never read one that I liked.” Lo’s debut young adult novel, Ash (Little, Brown, […]
No Political Roundup this week as I’m spending some extra family time prior to my son starting school in a few days. Instead, here’s a video treat for all of you environment-loving parents out there: “Electric Car,” a song from Here Comes Science, the brand-new kids’ album by They Might Be Giants. Helen and I
Helen and I respond to a reader’s query about sperm banks, and discuss the ones we tried, features we overlooked, and whether romance and turkey basters are mutually exclusive. Mombian: She Got Me Pregnant, 09-03-2009 by drudolph (If the embedded video above doesn’t work for you, try it at Dailymotion.) Brought to you in partnership
A quick note to say I’m going to be offline more than usual over the next few days in preparation for my son starting first grade (!!!) next week. I have a bunch of posts scheduled, though, including the vlog tomorrow, in which Helen and I discuss the classic theme of sperm banks and turkey
My spouse Helen recently stumbled across the fascinating world of moneygami, origami using paper money. Some of the more clever designs even highlight the portrait of the person on the bill. It seems to be one of those niche hobbies that the Internet facilitates, although I am sure it far predates the Web. Helen has
A followup to my post yesterday about Ben and Jerry’s renaming “Chubby Hubby” to “Hubby Hubby” in honor of the start of marriage equality in Vermont: The ice cream maker has partnered with Freedom to Marry in order to raise awareness of the importance of marriage equality and to show its support. They will serve
In honor of the first legal marriages of same-sex couples in Vermont, Burlington-based Ben and Jerry’s will rename its “Chubby Hubby” flavor to “Hubby Hubby” for the month, reports the AP, via the Rutland Herald. I had a similar idea when Vermont first approved marriage equality, but clearly I wasn’t the only one. No details
Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, and a lesbian mom, gave a $1000 donation to the Senate campaign of former Rep. Rob Portman (R-OH) in May. The interesting part? Portman voted against same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt children in the District of Columbia. Raw Story has the full story,
Politics and Law Two big wins this past week: Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to adopt each other’s children. Uruguay’s lower house of Congress approved a bill to allow same-sex couples to adopt children. The Senate must vote before September 15, and is also expected to approve. Uruguay approved
(There’s been a lot of parenting-related news this week, which I’m putting into a roundup for Monday. Stay tuned. Below is more general news.) The death of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) this week touched people of all orientations and identities. For many in the LGBT community, his death meant the loss of a long-time advocate
