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International Women’s Day
It’s International Women’s Day, and the theme is “Women in Decision-Making.” The UN Web site has more information on the holiday, including a short history (it was first observed in 1909), a message from the secretary-general, and links to other sites and resources on the status of women around the world. As this article points [...]
Tax-Time Tips
Much as we hate to think about it, tax time is upon us. Over at the newly-redesigned GFN.com, they’ve reminded us of some tax tips for LGBT couples, especially those who are married in Massachusetts or domestically-partnered (civilized? unionized?) in other states. In a nutshell, we still can’t file federal tax returns as “Married,” regardless [...]
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Oscar Night: At Least We Have the Penguins
Well, Brokeback Mountain didn’t win Best Picture last night, but at least March of the Penguins won Best Documentary. The tux-clad birds seem to be morphing from right-wing ideals to gay icons. Let’s also not forget that Ang Lee did win Best Director for Brokeback, and Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor for his portrayal [...]
Concerns about “homosexual undertones” in the children’s book And Tango Makes Three caused two public libraries to move it from the children’s to the non-fiction section. The book, about two male penguins who adopt an abandoned egg, is based on the true story of two penguins at the New York Central Park Zoo. Heaven forbid [...]
Recipe-Finding Tips
Tired of all the recipes in your old cookbooks? Here are a few tips to broaden your options: Go to Google and enter “recipe:” (without the quotes) followed by a space-separated list of the ingredients for which you want to find a recipe. Browse the cookbooksat Amazon.com, and find one with the “Search Inside the [...]
Marriage Bans Cause Mental Distress, Study Claims
A new study by the National Sexuality Research Center at San Francisco State University claims that not being able to marry causes “the mental distress of second-class citizenship” among same-sex couples. And I thought I was just feeling PMS-y.
Weekly Political Roundup
In New York, the ACLU filed arguments with the state’s highest court for the second of four potential right-to-marry cases. (I’ll add that given the number of people who commute from New York to New Jersey and vice versa, it will be an administrative nightmare if one state legalizes same-sex marriage and the other doesn’t. [...]
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
It’s Dr. Seuss’ birthday today! One of the best parts about being a mom is that I can now spout off entire books by Theodore Seuss Geisel at the drop of a hat (with or without cat). John at Blogging Baby (who first brought this day to my attention) says his favorite Seuss book is [...]
March Is Women’s History Month
March Is Women’s History Month. and the National Women’s History Project has declared this year’s theme to be “Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams.” They offer a number of suggestions for how to involve your community in the celebration: schools, newspapers, places of worship, and others. If you simply want to learn more about women [...]
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