First, let’s revisit some good news about parental rights: Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) is the New England LGBT legal organization best known for its leading role in achieving marriage equality for same-sex couples in Massachusetts. Mary Bonauto, Civil Rights Project Director for GLAD, was also lead counsel in Goodridge v. Dept. of […]
(Originally published in Bay Windows, May 15, 2008.) “It’s the book I wish I’d read when I was 13,” says Vermont writer Jennifer McMahon about her new young adult book, My Tiki Girl (Dutton/Penguin: May 2008). “I wish I had a time machine to send it back to my 13-year-old self. When I fell in
Two days ago, California became the second state to legalize marriage of same-sex couples. Today marks the fourth anniversary of the first legal marriages of same-sex couples in Massachusetts; the 54th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, and the 18th anniversary of when the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental
The good folks at Bilerico are, not surprisingly, all over this like bridesmaids on a bouquet. Among them: Karen Ocamb has quotes from a number of luminaries, including Gov. Schwarzenegger, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Shannon Minter, Legal Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Phyllis Lyon, one of the plaintiffs. Lyon, 83, and
Ellen DeGeneres announced on her show this morning that she and Portia De Rossi are getting married, now that it is legal in California. Her audience is enthusiastic, to say the least. She didn’t go into details about the event, but I think it’s safe to say there will be dancing. The unfortunate rumor, however,
The California Supreme Court has ruled (PDF link): We conclude that to the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional. . . . we determine that the language of section 300 limiting the designation of marriage to a union “between a man and a woman” is unconstitutional
Helen and I bring you the first signs of what could be growing ultra-right opposition to Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, a new children’s book featuring gay guinea pigs. (Regular blog readers will know about this from my earlier post; since this video is crossposted at After Ellen, though, there’s sometimes a little overlap in order to
A bevy of stories about LGBT families of different shapes, sizes, and colors: Cathy Drake and Ilene Gottlieb of Cornwall, NY met on a blind date on Mother’s Day three years ago, reported the Hudson Valley’s Journal News last Sunday. They were celebrating not only their anniversary, however, but also the birth of their three
The California Supreme Court will issue its ruling on marriage equality for same-sex couples tomorrow, May 15, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. (Here’s the PDF of the announcement.) If you are in California, please see the Equality California site for details of “Celebration of Love and Family” events in Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, regardless
For those of you in the Boston Area: The Cambridge Center for Adult Education is hosting a panel discussion on same-sex parenting tonight from 8:00-9:30 p.m. at 56 Brattle St. The cost is $10. I’ll be covering the event for Bay Windows; if you’re going, make sure to say hi. (I’ll have red hair and
