Reading, writing, 'rithmetic and reaching out Back-to-school time is upon us once again. We LGBT parents with kids in school are busy buying pencils and notebooks, rulers and knapsacks. We’re not that different from any other parents. For m...
Mama Grizzlies vs. Mama Lezzies Sarah Palin has a new ad out, proclaiming that conservative women will rise up like “mama grizzlies” this year to put a stop to the “fundamental transformation” of our country that threatens their...
How marriage bans teach children marriage isn't necessary Parenting took center stage in the closing arguments of the California Proposition 8 case on June 16. Attorney Ted Olson, by most accounts, made a superb argument for marriage equality. There was ...
Turkey basters: Not just for lesbians anymore Sperm donors are in. The upcoming feature film “The Kids Are All Right” stars Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as lesbian moms whose children go in search of their donor. The new memoir “Three Wi...
Huckabee in the doghouse Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and erstwhile Republican presidential candidate, thinks that letting same-sex parents raise children is too “experimental.” He told a crowd at The College o...
Pulling pieces, destroying whole structures The Lego castle was almost done. It was a complicated thing, one of the most intricate constructions my then-preschooler had ever built. One piece wasn’t snapping in well, however, and it became t...
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal will benefit children If a review of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy includes speaking with gay and lesbian servicemembers (or ex-servicemembers), as discussed in the Feb. 2 Senate Armed Services Committe...
Proposition 8 and playdates I agree with Robin Wirthlin. The Massachusetts Mormon mother and I might not seem to have a lot in common. She and her husband were featured in a 2008 video for California’s “Yes on 8” campaign in...
LGBT-inclusive kids’ music hits a high note Nothing warms a gay or lesbian parent’s heart like seeing representations of our families in children’s media. Two new kids’ CDs set those representations to music. The first, “The Super Secret Se...
‘What is a family?’ Two new books explore LGBTQ parenting I’ve often heard LGBTQ parents complain about the dearth of books on our families. It seems an embarrassment of riches, then, to have two excellent new books that each take a different, yet comp...
