Comments on: The 2006 Weblog Awards http://www.mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:58:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: We really are family at LesbianDad http://www.mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-9440 We really are family at LesbianDad Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:54:09 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/#comment-9440 [...] See, I thought I was standing in line at the carousel. Let me explain. Some other lesbian parent bloggers and I were interested in opening up lines of communication between our rich online community and that of straight parent bloggers. So we encouraged folks to nominate LGBT family blogs for the “Best Parenting” blog category. As an afterthought, I included my blog in “Best New Blog.” What the hell, I thought; more folks will stop by and take a look as they’re idly perusing the nominees. [...] [...] See, I thought I was standing in line at the carousel. Let me explain. Some other lesbian parent bloggers and I were interested in opening up lines of communication between our rich online community and that of straight parent bloggers. So we encouraged folks to nominate LGBT family blogs for the “Best Parenting” blog category. As an afterthought, I included my blog in “Best New Blog.” What the hell, I thought; more folks will stop by and take a look as they’re idly perusing the nominees. [...]

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-6834 LesbianDad Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:50:34 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/#comment-6834 Just nominated you, Dana. Can we vote over and over for one another like it's Chicago in the 1930s? Just nominated you, Dana. Can we vote over and over for one another like it’s Chicago in the 1930s?

]]> By: Giddings http://www.mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-6728 Giddings Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:30:35 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/#comment-6728 LesbianDad is ALWAYS one step ahead of me. Let's do it! Flood the nominations! LesbianDad is ALWAYS one step ahead of me. Let’s do it! Flood the nominations!

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-6473 LesbianDad Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:23:00 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/11/10/the-2006-weblog-awards/#comment-6473 Thank you, Dana, for reminding us about this (I was all in a dither over how many women were inching toward national political significance that I forgot what else was happening in November!). I put one of the Weblog Awards icons on my site, and would encourage other folks to do the same. Myself, I'm leaning toward the notion that LGBT parenting blogs ought to be nominated alongside the regular (hetero) ones, knowing that we'll be outnumbered. Yet the value of the visibility in the nominating process (they do list multiple runners-up, I think?) might bring more straight readers to our stories, and ultimagely more understanding and compassion about the issues our families face. Is what I'm thinking at the moment. Thank you, Dana, for reminding us about this (I was all in a dither over how many women were inching toward national political significance that I forgot what else was happening in November!).

I put one of the Weblog Awards icons on my site, and would encourage other folks to do the same. Myself, I’m leaning toward the notion that LGBT parenting blogs ought to be nominated alongside the regular (hetero) ones, knowing that we’ll be outnumbered. Yet the value of the visibility in the nominating process (they do list multiple runners-up, I think?) might bring more straight readers to our stories, and ultimagely more understanding and compassion about the issues our families face. Is what I’m thinking at the moment.

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