4 Kids’ Books About Harvey Milk to Celebrate Harvey Milk Day
Today is Harvey Milk’s birthday, now observed as Harvey Milk Day—so here are four books for children, from a board book to an early reader—that tell the story of this LGBTQ hero!
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LGBT Parenting Roundup
This week’s roundup includes two family profiles, including one of the first lesbian in the U.K. to use assisted insemination, a couple of twisty legal issues, a lovely school story, and more.
Milk Is Good for Kids
It’s the first annual Harvey Milk Day in California, an official state holiday signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Kern High School District Board of Trustees in Bakersfield, California, however, voted to not observe the holiday. Several speakers at a board meeting said they don’t think Milk is a good role model for
Prop 8: The Twinkie Offense
During the Prop 8 trial in California yesterday, plaintiff Paul Katami, a fitness manager, was asked why he didn’t think domestic partnerships were good enough. He replied with a metaphor of putting a Twinkie at the end of a treadmill and giving the person on the treadmill just one bite, reports Lisa Keen. “I want
Weekly Political Roundup
President Obama named 16 recipients for this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor. They include tennis and women’s rights legend Billie Jean King and LGBT-rights pioneer Harvey Milk, and very many other worthy people. I’m a bit disappointed not to see Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon on the list, but maybe next
LGBT Parenting Roundup
Let’s start with a funny: Wanda Sykes is experiencing the . . . plumbing issues . . . that many of us encounter with our male infants. (Via Queerty.) School issues: School officials in Ramona, California, told sixth-grader Natalie Jones that she couldn’t share her independent study project in class like the other students. The
Weekly Political Roundup
The U.S. State Department declared its support for the UN Statement on “Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity,” joining 66 other UN member states who have done so, condemning human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity wherever they occur. The Washington Post endorsed the Uniting American Families Act that would allow
Milk: Good for the Whole Family
Milk, starring Sean Penn in his Academy Award-winning role, is now available on DVD and on demand. If you haven’t seen it yet, do make an effort. It’s well worth it, and raises some spooky parallels between what happened with the gay rights movement in the 1970’s and what’s happening today. It’s not a perfect
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 60
Helen and I share a children’s book about Harvey Milk, though Helen questions my obsession with historical accuracy. We then discuss a must-listen radio piece about transgender children (more details in my post here), and turn to lighter matters with a look at the several parenting storylines on last week’s The L Word, including Max’s