LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Let’s roundup some stories I haven’t already covered—including, unfortunately, the progress of anti-LGBTQ bills in several states in the past week.
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LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: End-of-Pride-Month Edition
Pride Month may be drawing to a close, but there’s still lots of news for and about LGBTQ parents. Read on for headlines from Hong Kong, Israel, Ireland, and Britain as well as the U.S. Learn about a young pro hockey player showing pride for his family, and see what you think about Fox’s idea for a new show with a queer mom.
Actor and Bisexual Mom Cynthia Nixon Running for New York Governor
Actor Cynthia Nixon, best known for her role in HBO’s Sex and the City, has announced she is running for governor of New York against incumbent Andrew Cuomo. If elected, the mother of three would become the nation’s second openly bisexual governor after Oregon’s Kate Brown.
Same-sex Couple and Two Children Murdered in Upstate New York
Some tragic news: a mother and her two children, ages 11 and five, along with the mother’s partner, were found murdered in upstate New York yesterday.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Here’s what’s happening that I haven’t covered elsewhere—including lots of family profiles from across the spectrum!
Three Parents Recognized in NY Ruling
For Pi Day, a post brought to you by the number three: A New York judge has granted shared custody to three people who had been raising a child together in a polyamorous triad—and relied on the earlier case of a two-mom couple in in his ruling.
New York Non-Bio Mom Fights to Parent her Child
A non-biological mother in New York—generally considered an LGBTQ-friendly state—is fighting for the right to parent her child. Lambda Legal is representing Brooke S.B. as she seeks to continue parenting and financially supporting the six-year-old son she and her former partner, Elizabeth C.C., had planned and were raising together. The two women met in 2006, and settled in upstate New York
Birth Certificates for Kids of Same-Sex Parents: All Over the Map
Three recent stories about same-sex parents trying to obtain accurate birth certificates for their children underscore the obstacles and confusion we often face in trying to protect our families.
LGBT Parenting Roundup
A mix of stories about LGBT parents from round and about, including a former Republican president witnessing the wedding of two lesbian moms, a really smart piece on gender, and more moms leading the charge for marriage equality.
Weekly Political Roundup
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a speech that focused on the human rights of LGBT people—a speech that some LGBT advocates are already calling a “landmark.” Supporters of anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people in Anchorage, Alaska, appear to have collected enough signatures to put the measure on the April city ballot. The U.S. Ninth Circuit