Many straight allies submitted entries to Blogging for LGBT Families Day, proving once again that LGBT rights is not merely an interest-group issue. (Unless, of course, you count all those in favor of equality an interest group.) Here are some extracts: “I am a heterosexual, ten-years-married mother of two who cannot understand how anyone’s loving, […]
In at least one hospital, more pregnant women than usual were scheduling inductions yesterday, trying to avoid giving birth on today’s date of 6/6/06. They fear the date corresponds to 666, the number of the beast, or Antichrist, in Revelations 13:18. It’s fitting then, that there’s news today of a new test that may more
The June 20th Advocate features results of a reader survey about “experiences as LGBT Americans.” One item looked at entertainment that readers considered “part of their personal LGBT experience,” and listed Queer as Folk, The L Word, Madonna, Cher, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Christina Aguilera as possible answers. Yeah, right. I saw Judy Garland
For me, one of the great pleasures from Blogging for LGBT Families Day has been reading posts that make me think. Matt over at The Q-Triad Blog wrote something that seems particularly appropriate today, as all the major (and many minor) American LGBT Web sites are urging us to contact our senators and stop the
the U. S. Senate debate on the Federal Marriage Amendment today, here are some selections from Blogging for LGBT Families Day, on the topic of what makes a family. “What children really need is love. The source of that love does not matter. It can be the stereotypical nuclear family or it can be a
A fun activity with your kids can be a nice antidote to all the FMA-related political buzz today. Sesame Workshop has a great collection of craft, game, recipe, song, and playdate ideas, searchable by activity type, theme, and learning area. The ideas are geared for toddlers through early readers and writers. I’m going to try
Today, the U. S., Senate begins depate on the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA). It’s a simple-sounding piece of legislation: Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution or the constitution of any State, nor state or federal law, shall be construed to require
This post is in honor of National Child’s Day, a time declared by President Bush to “reaffirm our commitment to America’s children” and “to take an active role in helping nurture the minds and character of our Nation’s children.” It draws upon entries from Blogging for LGBT Families Day. “Being a parent isn’t about sex,
Jennifer Schumaker has done it. The self-proclaimed “lesbian soccer mom” has walked 500 miles from San Diego to San Francisco to encourage dialogue among LGBT people and their families, friends and allies. (Right now, the article linked above seems to be the only note of her accomplishment. Unfortunately, it misspells her name.) As of this
Lesbians and single women of any orientation in Denmark now have the same rights to artificial insemination in public hospitals as straight couples, PinkNews.co.uk reports. Denmark was the first country to legalise same-sex civil unions, in 1989, although the rights and protections are more limited than in a marriage.
