Comments on: This Is How Change Is Made: A Story from Blogging for LGBT Families Day

By: Oh Happy Day! Exhibits 1-4 at EyeJunkie

Oh Happy Day! Exhibits 1-4 at EyeJunkie — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:11:19 +0000

[...] rewarding. Dana Rudolph, author of Mombian.com and initiator of the 4th annual event amazed me by highlighting my writing as one from the list that made the greatest impression on her personally. [Many thanks, [...]

By: Mombian » Blog Archive » An Unlikely Friendship

Mombian » Blog Archive » An Unlikely Friendship — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:01:33 +0000

[...] week, I pointed out a moving post from Blogging for LGBT Families Day written by Haley Montgomery, a conservative [...]

By: MIPOTW: Conversation at EyeJunkie

MIPOTW: Conversation at EyeJunkie — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:05:21 +0000

[...] installment of the ever-acronymed Most Interesting Phrase of the Week comes from the post Dana Rudolph wrote over at Mombian.com about my piece for “Blogging for LGBT Families Day.” I’ve [...]

By: “If they know us, they don’t vote against us.” at Lesbian Dad

“If they know us, they don’t vote against us.” at Lesbian Dad — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:43:03 +0000

[...] it’s very much worth bearing witness to. So are the comments following it. Dana Rudolph drew attention to it at Mombian following Blogging for LGBT Families day, and today reposted her Mombian post at Bilerico. If you [...]

By: Polly

Polly — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:45:14 +0000

Thank you SO MUCH, Dana, for bringing Haley’s post to wider attention.

I want to second (and third, and fourth!) your words of appreciation for Haley’s open process. I have been extremely honored by her thoughtful attentiveness (and very grateful for her own words about her own life; she’s a great writer).

We’ve corresponded offline some, too, and I am very proud to say that it seems a mutual admiration society is in the process of being founded. I can’t say strongly enough, sincerely enough, how much this next part of our process must be guided by patience and open-heartedness, in both directions. LGBT families who wish to gain more security and respect and understanding, and others whose belief systems heretofore have had little or no space for that, will only find some space for coexistence by listening carefully.

I am amazed at Haley’s willingness to do so, and I am honored by the challenge to do the same for her.

I’d go on further here, but I’d be late to pick up my girlie from preschool. Which, if it’s not a sin, exactly, surely is something broadly frowned upon! ;)

By: Haley Montgomery

Haley Montgomery — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:25:22 +0000

Dana –
I am, frankly, floored and deeply honored by your kind words about my post. It was a challenging one to write, but also very rewarding. Beyond the “outrage,” my larger concern was that my honesty or choice of words might offend. I am relieved to say that those I may have offended have been kind enough not to let me know.

I also neglected to mention that my second sincerest hope is that at some point the dialog might actually turn into friendships among a community of mothers–not just gays and straights on one side of the barbs or another. That seems entirely possible.
Bless you,
Haley