I’ve spent Inauguration Day in transit between Boston and New York in preparation for my keynote at the Working Mother “L-Moms and Allies Breakfast,” catching most of the ceremony in the departure lounge. I wrote up my thoughts for now-President Obama a few days ago, though, so I am therefore taking today just to revel […]
We love us some Legos here at the Mombian household, and have played with little else since our son received a few new sets over the holidays. Still, I am humbled by the Legoland California recreation of President Obama’s Inauguration. I didn’t spot a little (B)Rick Warren, but I may go build one myself and
I wrote a letter to President-elect Obama with some thoughts about his upcoming presidency from my perspective as a lesbian mom. I can’t speak for all of us, but I hope some of my ideas find resonance. The letter also ran as my column in 365gay.com last week. I can’t crosspost it yet, but since
During the 1996 Illinois Senate race, Barack Obama asserted, “I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages,” a distinct change from his current position. The Washington Blade reports that three more openly LGBT people will serve in the Obama administration, David Medina, as deputy chief of staff for Michelle Obama,
This just in: Not exactly parenting news, but at the heart of LGBT news this week, comes the announcement that openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson will give a prayer at one of President-elect Barack Obama’s first inauguration events at the Lincoln Memorial on January 20. The Concord Monitor reports: Obama and Vice President-elect Joe
See also my LGBT Parenting Roundup for news specifically related to kids and parenting. Brian Bond, a political veteran who has headed the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and held several positions at the Democratic National Committee, will be named by President-elect Barack Obama as deputy director of the Office of Public Liaison. President-elect Barack
Mary Bonauto, lead counsel in the Massachusetts case that won same-sex couples the right to wed, spoke in November at a WBUR Kennedy Library Forum about marriage equality. When asked about the potential impact of the demonstrations that have sprung up since the election, she said: Demonstrations are important. They make people feel good also,
Dominating LGBT news this week was Barack Obama’s choice of evangelical minister Rick Warren to give the invocation on Inauguration Day. Warren supported California’s Prop 8, but his homophobia (not to mention his anti-choice stance on abortion) mean his conservatism goes much deeper. Pam Spaulding notes wisely that the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, who will
The Wall Street Journal (via DailyKos) reports that President-elect Barack Obama is vetting community organizer and labor leader Mary Beth Maxwell for the position of labor secretary. Maxwell is also a white, out lesbian mom with an adopted black son. Not that any of those identities necessarily qualify her for the job, but I’d like
I wrote this piece for 365gay.com just after the election last week, talking about what it might mean to have a president who grew up in a non-traditional family, especially in light of the anti-LGBT props that passed. I can’t crosspost yet, but you can go have a read.
