In Memoriam: Anne Heche
Actor Anne Heche has died at age 53 after injuries from a car crash. She was also a mother, and so we queer parents mourn one of our own.
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Closure, Sort of: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E10
The season finale of The L Word: Generation Q answered a few questions but asked more. Let’s wrap up the parenting storylines of the season.
Prom and Promises: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E9
The penultimate episode of Season 2 brought us prom and the return of Angie’s donor, but thankfully spared us the pain of an elementary school recorder concert.
HBO’s “Nuclear Family”: A Landmark Lesbian Parentage Case and a Daughter’s Search for Understanding
It is many a queer parent’s nightmare: your child’s sperm donor sues for paternity. When it happened to Robin Young and Sandy Russo in 1991, it precipitated a landmark four-year court battle that indelibly marked 9-year-old Ry Russo-Young and her 11-year-old sister Cade. Yet Ry, now an award-winning filmmaker, had never really been able to process her feelings about what happened. Her attempt to do so, and to understand the other side of the story, led her to create Nuclear Family, a three-part documentary that premieres this Sunday on HBO.
“Dealing with Different Stuff”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E7
No, I didn’t recap Episode 6 since there wasn’t any parenting content in it, but there’s plenty in Episode 7, so buckle up!
“Terrifying”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E5
Angie and her moms Bette and Tina, plus Tina’s new fiancée Carrie, visit a therapist to discuss Angie’s feelings about her donor’s big news and how she wants to respond. What could go wrong?
Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E4
The parenting storylines continue this week on The L Word: Generation Q as Angie gets to know her donor sibling, finds out something troubling about her donor, and seeks help, while Alice deals with her own mother.
Family Ties: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E3
The L Word: Generation Q gave us plenty of queer parenting content this week as Angie met her donor sibling and Gigi and Bette debated the experiences of being a nonbiological mom. Let’s recap—and I’ll share some real-life resources about donor siblings and nonbio moms!
“Lean on Me”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E2
The second episode of this season’s The L Word: Generation Q didn’t have nearly as much parenting content as the first—but I still managed to find some, including an unexpected connection to a new children’s book!
Donors and DNA: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S2E1
The second season of The L Word: Generation Q is off to a flying start, which means it’s once again time for my regular recaps about parenting storylines in the show, which I’ve been doing since the original series! This week are questions about donors and DNA, work-life balance, and risky acts in the school drop-off lane.