“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?
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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.
Goodbye and Thank You, “Modern Family”
ABC’s Modern Family ended this week after 11 seasons. When it premiered in 2009, during the height of the marriage equality battle in the U.S., the two gay dads in its ensemble cast gave many viewers their first positive, ongoing, on-screen images of same-sex parents.
Did You Catch All the Queer Young Adult Books in RuPaul’s SNL Skit?
You may already have seen RuPaul’s skit on last week’s Saturday Night Live, in which he critiques children’s books like the drag queens critique each other on RuPaul’s Drag Race—but did you catch all of the real, contemporary LGBTQ-inclusive young adult books on the shelves of the set?
Lesbian Moms in Charge in LA: Tommy Takes Over Where Bette Porter Left Off
Yes, lesbian mom Bette Porter may have lost her campaign for mayor of Los Angeles on Showtime’s The L Word: Generation Q—but at least we now have lesbian mom Abigail “Tommy” Thomas helping to lead the City of Angels on our screens.
“Any Decent Mother”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S1E6
Yes, it’s fiction—but this past week’s The L Word: Generation Q resonated with me as Bette and Tina’s daughter Angie took her driver’s test, something my own 16-year-old son will be doing soon. They weren’t the only characters involved with things parental, though. Let’s see who else was thinking about kids.
“I’m Pregnant”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S1E5
The latest episode of The L Word: Generation Q started and ended with parenting moments. Let’s take a look.
