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More Same-Sex Penguin Dads!

Pretty soon the same-sex penguin parents will be able to form a support group. Z and Vielpunkt, one of three same-sex penguin pairs at Bemerhaven Zoo in Germany, have become surrogate parents to an egg rejected by an opposite-sex pair, according to The Local. “‘The two penguins, who have been together for more than five […]

Gay Penguin Dads Wed

At the end of last year, I mentioned a pair of male penguins at a zoo in China who had been stealing other couples’ eggs until zookeepers gave them their own. They have become known as the zoo’s best penguin parents. Now, the helpful zookeepers have decided the two birds should formalize their union. They

“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 53

Over a glass of holiday “vlog nog,” Helen and I take a detour from parenting talk to examine an article in the latest issue of Cosmo titled, “Angelina Did it. So Did Lindsay. What It’s Like to Love a Girl.” We also note the strange convergence of Cosmo fashion trends and lesbian style. Moving back

March of the Penguins Becoming a Pride Parade

Two weeks ago, I posted about the pair of male penguins in China who were trying to steal other penguins’ eggs in an attempt to become parents. Now, at the urging of zoo visitors, zookeepers have given them a hand: “We decided to give them two eggs from another couple whose hatching ability had been

More Gay Penguins Desperate to Parent

Another blow to the “it’s unnatural” argument against same-sex parents: Two male penguins at a zoo in China are so desperate to become parents that they are attempting to steal other penguins’ eggs and replace them with stones, reports Britain’s Daily Telegraph. The zookeepers have separated the pair from the rest of the group, but

Penguin Chick Has Two Moms

Tango had two dads. Now, an unnamed Little Blue Penguin at the New England Aquarium has two moms. Okay, that’s a bit misleading to readers of this blog. I had the same misconception, though, when I read the headline “Penguin ‘mothers’ make daily care a labor of love” in today’s Boston Globe. The article explains:

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