The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled this week that adoptions by stepparents are allowed only when the stepparent is married to the child’s biological parent. In a catch-22, same-sex stepparents cannot therefore adopt because Kentucky has a constitutional amendment banning marriage of same-sex couples. The ruling holds regardless of whether the person was involved in […]
The number of children’s books featuring LGBT families is sadly low, and the number of quality ones even lower. I think the only new one in the picture book category this year was Uncle Bobby’s Wedding. This needs to change, and we need to do whatever we can to encourage both independent publishers and large
The Carnegie Corporation of New York and the New York Times are seeking nominations for the 2008 I Love My Librarian Award. Up to ten librarians will be honored. Each will receive $5,000 and be recognized at an awards ceremony hosted by The New York Times at TheTimesCenter in December 2008. I can think of
Here’s the next post in my Family Voices series. This phase of the series is in partnership with Stonewall Communities, an organization dedicated to creating residential, educational, social and supportive opportunities among older LGBT people. I’ll be posting the stories of LGBT grandparents (and the occasional grandaunt/uncle) once a week for the next few weeks.
Another collection of stories from round and about: The Boston Globe this Sunday covered the disturbing story of separated gay dads, one of whom kidnapped their son and fled with him to Israel before being stopped by international authorities. The dads were one of the first same-sex couples to marry in Massachusetts, and were profiled
[Update: Sunday, 9/14, 11:30 a.m. Eastern: Michael Willhoite, author of Daddy’s Roommate (discussed below), has responded in the Huffington Post to Palin’s actions.] I’ve been quiet so far on the issue of Sarah Palin and the possibility that she tried to censor books in the Wasilla, Alaska Public Library. As far as I can tell,
Barack Obama’s presidential campaign this week responded in writing to questions submitted by Window Media, parent company of the Washington Blade and other LGBT newspapers. Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke with ABC’s Charlie Gibson last night. Democrats chastised her for not knowing what the “Bush Doctrine” is. (Hint: it’s driven our country’s foreign policy
I have a piece up today at 365gay.com titled Pitbulls in Chapstick, tying together some thoughts about parenthood, September 11, Sarah Palin, and lesbian moms. I can’t crosspost it here yet, but you can hop on over and give it a read. They have a few other great pieces up discussing September 11, too, including
Hele and I start our vlog this week with a discussion of Ellen and Portia’s potential as parents. We then bring you some dyke-sized craft projects involving large boxes and lots of duct tape, with a little inspiration from my mom. Online Videos by Veoh.com (If the Veoh video above doesn’t work, try it at
In honor of all the victims of the tragedy of September 11 and its aftermath, their families, and their friends. May we all work in whatever way we can for a safer, more peaceful world for our children.
