http://www.mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:41:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/comment-page-1/#comment-72210 Mombian » Blog Archive » Bionic Mother Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:49:10 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/#comment-72210 [...] track team. Let’s hear it for another depiction of a non-traditional family—one of the 75% that don’t consist of a married, opposite-sex couple living with their own children. It [...] [...] track team. Let’s hear it for another depiction of a non-traditional family—one of the 75% that don’t consist of a married, opposite-sex couple living with their own children. It [...]

]]> http://www.mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/comment-page-1/#comment-7714 Love rules at LesbianDad Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:57:34 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/#comment-7714 [...] Thanks today to Dana, at Mombian, for “Seasonal Thoughts on the Evolving Family.” In it, she (as did Liza at LesbianFamily.org a few days back) ruminates on a number of contemporary reports about evolving family structures, both as a result of LGBT families’ boundary-stretching, and because of changing practices on the part of heterosexual folk — delaying or avoiding marriage, becoming single parents by choice, and more. In her piece she reminds us of something she’d written about in late September, stats I think all “non-traditional” family folk should know, that Less than 25% of all American families consist of a married, opposite-sex couple living with their own (biological or adopted) children—down from 40% in 1970. (Some of the 15% drop is because of a rise in countable same-sex couples, but not all.) [...] [...] Thanks today to Dana, at Mombian, for “Seasonal Thoughts on the Evolving Family.” In it, she (as did Liza at LesbianFamily.org a few days back) ruminates on a number of contemporary reports about evolving family structures, both as a result of LGBT families’ boundary-stretching, and because of changing practices on the part of heterosexual folk — delaying or avoiding marriage, becoming single parents by choice, and more. In her piece she reminds us of something she’d written about in late September, stats I think all “non-traditional” family folk should know, that Less than 25% of all American families consist of a married, opposite-sex couple living with their own (biological or adopted) children—down from 40% in 1970. (Some of the 15% drop is because of a rise in countable same-sex couples, but not all.) [...]

]]> http://www.mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/comment-page-1/#comment-7696 Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » Seasonal Thoughts on the Evolving Family Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:40:40 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/#comment-7696 [...] And they are being created, as the articles above indicate. While France may be ahead of the U. S. in terms of the number and acceptance of unmarried straight couples, the U. S. is shifting, too. Less than 25% of all American families consist of a married, opposite-sex couple living with their own (biological or adopted) children—down from 40% in 1970. (Some of the 15% drop is because of a rise in countable same-sex couples, but not all.) There is a point, moreover, at which these trends impact LGBT rights. One of the reasons voters shot down the amendment to ban domestic partnerships and same-sex marriage in Arizona was that opponents of the ban convinced opposite-sex couples of the constraints the ban would impose on their lives. [...] [...] And they are being created, as the articles above indicate. While France may be ahead of the U. S. in terms of the number and acceptance of unmarried straight couples, the U. S. is shifting, too. Less than 25% of all American families consist of a married, opposite-sex couple living with their own (biological or adopted) children—down from 40% in 1970. (Some of the 15% drop is because of a rise in countable same-sex couples, but not all.) There is a point, moreover, at which these trends impact LGBT rights. One of the reasons voters shot down the amendment to ban domestic partnerships and same-sex marriage in Arizona was that opponents of the ban convinced opposite-sex couples of the constraints the ban would impose on their lives. [...]

]]> http://www.mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/comment-page-1/#comment-6841 Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » Marriage, Children, and Party: Some Statistics and Assumptions Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:29:13 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/09/25/the-changing-shape-of-the-american-family/#comment-6841 [...] “Clearly the best way?” “Kids who don’t have that advantage?” Dennis Cauchon, the USA TODAY writer, never questions those statements. Let’s look at the Census again, though: [...] [...] “Clearly the best way?” “Kids who don’t have that advantage?” Dennis Cauchon, the USA TODAY writer, never questions those statements. Let’s look at the Census again, though: [...]

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