Let’s have some fun here in the midst of political season: Robin Reagler of The Other Mother and I have teamed up to give away 20 complete boxed sets of the fifth season of The L Word. I’ll give away five here today; she’ll do five on Monday; I’ll do five on Tuesday, and she’ll […]
Helen and I declare ourselves Two Mamas for Obama and talk about our son’s reaction to election time. We also review the film Breakfast with Scot, about two gay men who foster a flamboyant 11-year-old boy. The movie breaks new ground in its depiction of LGBT families, we say, if only because there are no
Wow. Bloggers contributed over 400 posts for Write to Marry Day, sharing both personal and political reasons for standing against California’s Proposition 8. Participants included both LGBT bloggers and non-LGBT allies, parents, people of faith, national and state LGBT and civil rights organizations, and blogs both large and small. Many thanks to all of you
Below (after the jump) is the master list of OVER 400 posts contributed for Write to Marry Day. Thanks to all are who participating. I’m still taking posts, to account for differences in time zones and allow for some latecomers. Submit your link through the form at the end of this post, after the jump.
(Originally published in Bay Windows, October 22, 2008, with slight variation.) “Hollywood would never make this movie,” says director Laurie Lynd of his new feature film, Breakfast with Scot. On the surface, though, the plot sounds like something we’ve heard before: unsuspecting, child-free adults find their lives transformed when circumstances plop a kid on their
There’s more going on right now than just the presidential election and Halloween. Here are a few stories: First, score one for the penguins: Library trustees in Calvert County, Maryland, voted unanimously to keep And Tango Makes Three in the children’s section of county libraries, along with other picture books, despite an official complaint that
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), the New England LGBT legal organization, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of podcasts on their landmark cases. The case for October tells the story of Don Babets and David Jean, a gay couple who began fostering two brothers in 1985 through the state’s foster care
Please join bloggers around the country and around the world on Wednesday, October 29 to blog in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples and against California’s Proposition 8. The event will give bloggers a chance to voice their opposition to Prop 8 and highlight what they may have already done, online or off, to
No vlog this week, I’m afraid. Helen’s business trip to Japan got extended, and I thought that one solo vlog in a row from me was enough. (I’m also fighting some bronchial malady that causes me to have coughing fits at random intervals, which would be really unpleasant on camera.) Instead, I’ll offer you this
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a poll, so as a change from politics: [Update: I had a nice little poll up, but my polling plugin seems to have taken the day off. I’ve put in the question and answers below, though, so feel free to share your choice in the comments.] As regards
