Family Voices International: II

Here is the second interview in this phase of my Family Voices series. This time around, I am teaming up with Julieta of Ju, An y el Perro Activista to extend the series to include non-U.S. LGBT families. Julieta has also done Spanish translations of all the interviews, which you will find after the English

“This American Life” On Transgender Children

Sure, you’re spending the day re-watching Dustin Lance Black and Sean Penn’s acceptance speeches after winning Oscars for Milk. Take a few moments, however, to listen to the second segment on the Valentine’s Day episode of This American Life. Each of the show’s three vignettes focuses on someone “searching for people who will understand them

10,000 Dresses” Celebrates Transgender Children

Beginning with the vibrant sunburst and smiling child on its cover, Marcus Ewert’s 10,000 Dresses is a joyous book about self-acceptance and identity. It is also the only children’s picture book that features an openly transgender protagonist, and does so with both sensitivity and celebration. Young Bailey dreams of 10,000 beautiful dresses made of crystals,

Weekly Political Roundup

The United States signed on with a number of other Western countries to a U.N. proposal that would condemn discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The measure failed because many countries in Africa and the Middle East, as well as China opposed the proposal. President Obama appointed campaign fundraiser Jeremy Bernard, who is

Ellen and Portia to Be Moms?

SFGate is passing along news from Star magazine that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are planning to start a family, and de Rossi will soon begin fertility treatments. Considering the source, I’m not going to believe it until I hear further confirmation, but if it brings you happy images of Ellen dancing with their

Morning Must-Read: “Where Did You Get Them?”

Max Mutchnick, creator of Will & Grace, shares his story of trying to get through airport security with his (male) spouse and their two girls. It’s hilarious, as one might expect from Mutchnick, but the real kicker is at the end. A lesson for us all.

Prop 8: Our Children’s Perspective

If you’re like me, you’ve read an awful lot about Prop 8, and while you still want to get the word out to those who need education about it, are probably getting a bit tired yourself of reading yet another article pro or con. Read this one, though. It’s by Amanda Young of Verde, a

“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 59

Helen and I discuss the proposed legislation by our very own Massachusetts state rep, which could restrict children of LGBT parents from talking about their families in school and require students to get parental permission before joining gay-straight alliances. How should one approach such local homophobia? What are we planning to do? Plus shameless parental

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