Some of the stories I haven’t covered here yet, but which deserve a read. We’ve got research studies, a look at “the new battleground” after marriage equality, progress in Kansas, a couple of pieces by adults with same-sex parents, and much more.
A baby born in Vancouver, British Columbia, is the first to have three legal parents on her birth certificate under the province’s new law.
Canadian football star Jon Cornish of the Calgary Stampede won the Canadian Football League’s “Most Outstanding Canadian” award last Thursday—and came out about his two moms during his acceptance speech.
Conceiving Family, a documentary that follows five same-sex couples in Canada along the path to parenthood, is ironically named—all of the couples adopt, rather than biologically conceive, to bring children into their families.
The U.S. Senate failed to move forward a defense spending bill that included provisions to repeal the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), along with co-sponsors Susan Collins (R-ME), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Mark Udall (D-CO) introduced a free-standing bill for repeal. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice made
A recent case and some news from Canada have gotten me thinking about known donors. A Santa Monica, Calif. court ruled in the case of Daniel C. vs. Karen B. that Daniel, a known sperm donor whom Karen had found on Craigslist, had no rights to the child she conceived. The two had signed a
Three stories too good to wait for another full roundup: Inspiration Two gay dads whose son is a ballet dancer? It sounds like an uninformed cliché, but Ontario dad Rob Gibson says of 11-year-old James, “We didn’t even push him in dance.” Apparently, teachers and family friends noticed the boy’s sense of rhythm, and encouraged
Canadian musician Kate Reid, a self-described “homofolkie,” is working on an album for kids with two moms, according to an article in the Edmonton Sun: Reid hopes to interview children of lesbian couples during her current Canadian tour. She says she will listen to their stories and turn their experiences into songs for the CD,
Here is the seventh interview in this phase of the Family Voices series. This time around, I am teaming up with Julieta of Ju, An y el Perro Activista to extend the series to include non-U.S. LGBT families. Julieta has also done Spanish translations of all the interviews, which you will find after the English
A vote on the Matthew Shepard Act, which would extend current hate crimes laws to cover sexual orientation, gender identity, and physical disability, was delayed when the Senate suspended debate on the Defense Authorization bill to which it was attached. HRC reports that a vote on hate crimes may not occur before Congress adjourns for
