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Weekly Political Roundup: Halloween Edition
I suppose it’s appropriate that on All Hallow’s Eve the news seems scarier than usual. I’m going to focus on the U.S. election this week because that’s what I’m focused on, other than wondering how to get my son down from his sugar high tonight. Here are some selected articles about the anti-equality Props: The [...]
The L Word Season 5 Box Set Giveaway
Let’s have some fun here in the midst of political season: Robin Reagler of The Other Mother and I have teamed up to give away 20 complete boxed sets of the fifth season of The L Word. I’ll give away five here today; she’ll do five on Monday; I’ll do five on Tuesday, and she’ll [...]
“She Got Me Pregnant: Episode 48
Helen and I declare ourselves Two Mamas for Obama and talk about our son’s reaction to election time. We also review the film Breakfast with Scot, about two gay men who foster a flamboyant 11-year-old boy. The movie breaks new ground in its depiction of LGBT families, we say, if only because there are no [...]
Over 400 Posts Contributed for Write to Marry Day
Wow. Bloggers contributed over 400 posts for Write to Marry Day, sharing both personal and political reasons for standing against California’s Proposition 8. Participants included both LGBT bloggers and non-LGBT allies, parents, people of faith, national and state LGBT and civil rights organizations, and blogs both large and small. Many thanks to all of you [...]
Write to Marry Day: Contributed Posts
Below (after the jump) is the master list of OVER 400 posts contributed for Write to Marry Day. Thanks to all are who participating. I’m still taking posts, to account for differences in time zones and allow for some latecomers. Submit your link through the form at the end of this post, after the jump. [...]
Breakfast with Scot: A Breakaway Film About an LGBT Family
(Originally published in Bay Windows, October 22, 2008, with slight variation.) “Hollywood would never make this movie,” says director Laurie Lynd of his new feature film, Breakfast with Scot. On the surface, though, the plot sounds like something we’ve heard before: unsuspecting, child-free adults find their lives transformed when circumstances plop a kid on their [...]
LGBT Parenting Roundup
There’s more going on right now than just the presidential election and Halloween. Here are a few stories: First, score one for the penguins: Library trustees in Calvert County, Maryland, voted unanimously to keep And Tango Makes Three in the children’s section of county libraries, along with other picture books, despite an official complaint that [...]
The Best Interest of Children: Babets v. Johnston
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), the New England LGBT legal organization, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of podcasts on their landmark cases. The case for October tells the story of Don Babets and David Jean, a gay couple who began fostering two brothers in 1985 through the state’s foster care [...]
Join Us October 29 for Write to Marry Day
Please join bloggers around the country and around the world on Wednesday, October 29 to blog in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples and against California’s Proposition 8. The event will give bloggers a chance to voice their opposition to Prop 8 and highlight what they may have already done, online or off, to [...]
You Can’t Silence the Children
I have a new piece up at 365gay.com, “Teaching Children about Gays and Lesbians.” I talk about Prop 8 and how those who want to ban discussion of same-sex couples in school curricula are ignoring the fact that the only real way to eliminate this topic from the classroom is to expel the children who [...]
Video Update
No vlog this week, I’m afraid. Helen’s business trip to Japan got extended, and I thought that one solo vlog in a row from me was enough. (I’m also fighting some bronchial malady that causes me to have coughing fits at random intervals, which would be really unpleasant on camera.) Instead, I’ll offer you this [...]
Halloween Poll
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a poll, so as a change from politics: [Update: I had a nice little poll up, but my polling plugin seems to have taken the day off. I've put in the question and answers below, though, so feel free to share your choice in the comments.] As regards [...]
Palin vs. Maddow
Compare and contrast: The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August. (Politico) On one side of [Rachel Maddow's] still-bare office hang about a dozen suits in varying shades of black and gray, [...]
Saving Marriage Has Universal Appeal, Massachusetts Roots
(Originally published with slight variation in Bay Windows, October 16, 2008. Photo: Marilyn Humphries.) Saving Marriage, a documentary about the fight for marriage equality in Massachusetts, will have its Boston theatrical premiere Oct. 17 at the Landmark Kendall Square. The film’s Boston-based editor, Paula Gauthier, couldn’t be happier. “It’s a gift back for the people [...]
10 Things You Can Do to Stop the Props
Florida’s Prop 2, California’s Prop 8, Arizona’s Prop 102: You know what they are. You’ve given money to fight them. (If you haven’t, stop right now and click one of the links above, donate, then continue reading.) There are exactly two weeks to go now, folks. What else can you do, especially if you are [...]
2008 Cybil Nominees Include LGBT Books
The 2008 Cybil nominees are here! Never heard of them? They bill themselves as “the premier Web awards for children’s literature,” and since they’ve been around for three years now, they have some claim to the title. The books are nominated by the public, and a panel of literary bloggers chooses the finalists. Several LGBT-themed [...]
Bloggers Against Props 8, 2, and 102
As Election Day nears, bloggers are ramping up their efforts to raise money and awareness for the three state ballot measures that would make it unconstitutional for same-sex couples to marry. California’s measure, Proposition 8, is arguably the most important, since it would take away a right already held by citizens of the state, but [...]
Who’s Indoctrinating Whom?
The right-wing often claims that LGBT advocates are trying to “indoctrinate” children about “homosexuality.” One look at this, however, will tell you who’s really indoctrinating their children with lies: This is exactly why we need to give money to these folks. Hear what Ellen DeGeneres has to say on the subject after the jump.
Weekly Political Roundup
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from “ex-lesbian” mom Lisa Miller, who is trying to deny visitation to her former partner, Janet Jenkins. SCOTUS rejected the appeal based on a ruling from the Vermont Supreme Court, where the case was first heard. It must still decide whether to hear a petition in [...]
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 47
I’m vlogging alone this week while Helen is away on business, so I offer some tips for other traveling parents and the ones staying home. I also discuss the theatrical release of a new movie documenting the fight for marriage equality in Massachusetts, Mary Cheney’s not-so-excellent dinner, and a lesbian mom presidential candidate. Watch Mombian: [...]
Wedding Field Trip Riles Right
I blogged Monday about a San Francisco first-grade class who surprised their lesbian teacher by showing up at her wedding. A parent suggested the field trip and school administrators agreed it was a “teachable moment.” While I admired the thought behind the trip, I was very concerned about the far-right running with the story. Well, [...]
Twittering the Debate
I’ll be live-Twittering the presidential debate tonight at 9:00p.m. Eastern, and invite you all to play along, whether with snarkery, wonkery, or ongoing suggestions for debate drinking games. (I’m thinking I may need a couple of shots of Mylanta myself.) I’ll probably stick around for a while afterwards and comment on the commentary, if the [...]
Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
Today is Blog Action Day, when bloggers are all asked to post about the same topic “to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.” If you’ve participated in my Blogging for LGBT Families Day, you know the idea—but this is done with more resources on a much grander scale. This year’s topic is poverty. With [...]
A Lesbian Mom Presidential Candidate?
Tired of the election already? Dissatisfied with rhetoric from both parties? Well, there’s a new candidate on the trail, and she appears to be a lesbian mom: Senator Julia Polonia Foley DeWiki (affectionately known as Mop), born February 29th 1964 is an independent candidate in the election for the US presidency which will be decided [...]
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