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Five Years of Parenting and Progress

(I wrote this for my newspaper column a couple of months ago, but never posted it. Enjoy.)

This column marks five years of Mombian columns for me. Looking back, it’s been a time of tremendous change for LGBT families and for me personally. I’ve learned a lot over these years, both as a parent and a chronicler of our LGBT parenting experiences. The best part of doing this column has been speaking with a wide variety of LGBT parents, authors, activists, and others working towards equality for our families. If my words here mean anything, it is because they have been informed by theirs. Here are a few of the things I’ve gleaned along the way.

Families Make the Holidays — and Love Makes a Family

Happy holidays to you and yours from me and mine. Posting will be light here through New Year’s, but I’ll be putting up a few things, so do stop by. In the meantime, please enjoy  “Love Makes a Family,” a video from Zach Wahls and MoveOn.org, and once again, celebrate the amazing diversity and love of families

Does Having Lesbian Moms Affect One’s Character?

Does having lesbian moms—or other LGBT parents—affect one’s character? Opinions are mixed, but not just between left and right. Iowa college student Zach Wahls, in his twice-viral video, famously said, “The sexual orientation of my parents has had zero impact on the content of my character.” And a University of Virginia study last year concluded what many

The Power of Storytelling — and Retelling

At first, I ignored it when I saw a few people posting the Zach Wahls video again over the past few days. The Iowa college student with two moms had shot to viral fame last February when he spoke at an Iowa House hearing about a bill to ban marriage for same-sex couples. I’d posted

“Impossible is nothing”: Zach Wahls Speaks with Lambda Legal

Remember Zach Wahls? The University of Iowa student with two moms shot to fame in February after testifying at an Iowa House hearing about a bill that would ban marriage for same-sex couples. He’s since spoken with Ellen and the Human Rights Campaign, among others. This month, he’s profiled in Lambda Legal’s Impact newsletter (PDF

Video: Zach Wahls and His Moms

At the risk of overdosing you with Zach Wahls, here’s the Iowan teen talking with his moms and sister about the effects of marriage equality, the impact of having two moms, one mom’s struggle with MS, and his speech before the state House: (Thanks to Let’s Talk About Marriage, a project of the Human Rights

Son of Two Moms Speaks at Iowa Marriage Hearing

Zach Wahls, a University of Iowa student with two moms, spoke before hundreds of people yesterday at an Iowa House hearing about a bill to ban marriage for same-sex couples. The House today passed the bill, which now goes to the Senate.

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