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Thank You: Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2011
A very big thank you to all who participating in Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2011! It was a pleasure for me to see names both old and new—including some who have done this all six years now, as well as some who were new to the event, to parenthood, and even to being out. [...]
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Contributed Posts
Thanks to all who participated in this year’s Blogging for LGBT Families Day! Below is the master list of contributed posts, which I will continue updating even on June 2, to allow for all timezones and latecomers. (I’m a mom; I understand running late.) Please come back as the list grows! To submit a post, [...]
Tomorrow is the 6th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day! I welcome supportive posts on all aspects of LGBT families—but if you’re having trouble coming up with an idea, here are a few to consider: A personal story about your child(ren) A story about your own parent(s) A personal story about an LGBT family you [...]
Happy Memorial Day – Get Your Posts Ready for Blogging for LGBT Families Day
Happy Memorial Day weekend to all! I hope you’re all setting off to do something fun with your families. I also hope you’re getting ready to post next Wednesday, June 1 for the 6th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day! Just post at your usual blog, and submit the post here to be added to [...]
Join Us June 1 on Blogging for LGBT Families Day
Just a reminder that Wednesday, June 1 is the 6th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day! I hope you’ll join us. Here’s how it works: Blog on a topic related to LGBT families on or before June 1, 2011. Complete the form at the bottom of this post to submit your entry. I encourage people [...]
Save the date: It’s that time of year again! On Wednesday, June 1, I will be hosting the 6th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Over the past five years, hundreds of bloggers from around the world have participated, including lesbian moms, gay dads, bisexual parents, transgender parents, adult children of LGBT parents, LGBT individuals [...]
Thanks — and a Third Giveaway
Thanks to every one of you who contributed a post or comment to Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Once again, I am overwhelmed by their variety and thoughtfulness. I’ll be highlighting various posts and themes in the coming days, but I urge you to read through them for yourselves. As a further way of saying [...]
Welcome to Blogging for LGBT Families Day! Below is the master list of contributed posts. Please enjoy! To submit a post, complete the form at the end of this post. If you don’t have a blog of your own (but only then), please leave your contribution in a comment. Yes, I am still taking posts; [...]
Almost Here: Blogging for LGBT Families Day
Only four days to go! On Tuesday, June 1, I will be hosting the 5th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day. I hope all of you will participate! I’m going to leave this post at the top of the page from now until the big day. With the holiday weekend coming up, I figured some [...]
Only two weeks to go! On Tuesday, June 1, I will be hosting the 5th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day. I hope all of you will participate! Over the past five years, hundreds of bloggers from around the world have participated, including lesbian moms, gay dads, bisexual parents, transgender parents, adult children of LGBT [...]
Save the Date: Blogging for LGBT Families Day is June 1
Save the date: It’s that time of year again! On Tuesday, June 1, I will be hosting the 5th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Over the past five years, hundreds of bloggers from around the world have participated, including lesbian moms, gay dads, bisexual parents, transgender parents, adult children of LGBT parents, LGBT individuals [...]
An Unlikely Friendship
Last week, I pointed out a moving post from Blogging for LGBT Families Day written by Haley Montgomery, a conservative evangelical Christian who was struggling to work through the issue of marriage equality, trying to reconcile her beliefs with the stories of loving LGBT families she was reading online. This week, I want to highlight [...]
Of all the posts submitted to Blogging for LGBT Families Day, the one that has made the greatest impression on me is: “The One Where I Come Out… And Say It,” by Haley Montgomery, aka eyeJunkie. Haley describes herself as “a politically conservative, white, heterosexual, middle class evangelical Christian from Mississippi. And, I’m probably pretty [...]
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Thank You!
I am once again dazzled by the range of contributions to Blogging for LGBT Families Day. We heard from LGBT parents across the gender spectrum, children of LGBT parents, other LGBT people, and allies. There were a number of posts in Spanish. There were old timers, who have contributed to all four years of this [...]
Welcome to Blogging for LGBT Families Day! Below is the master list of contributed posts. Please enjoy! To submit a post, complete the form at the end of this post, after the jump. If you don’t have a blog of your own (but only then), please leave your contribution in a comment. [It's not too [...]
One Week to Go: Blogging for LGBT Families Day
There’s only one week left before the 4th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day on Monday, June 1! Please help get the word out through your blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc. The more of us who participate, the more impact we can have. Grab a banner here. Posts are already starting to trickle in. While it’s [...]
Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2009: Win Registration to Family Week in P’town
Save the date: It’s that time of year again! One month from now, on Monday, June 1, I will be hosting the 4th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day. I chose the date not only because it is the start of Pride Month, but also because it sits almost directly between Mother’s Day and Father’s [...]
Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2009
Save the date: It’s that time of year again! One month from now, on Monday, June 1, I will be hosting the 4th Annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Last year, over 170 bloggers from around the world participated, including lesbian moms, gay dads, adult children of LGBT parents, members of the transgender community, LGBT [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 32
Helen and I bring you the scoop on a mainstream TV documentary about lesbian partners who each had twins—at the same time. Plus: a film by the same filmmaker about single moms by choice, including one lesbian mom. (This is a recap of my previous post on the same.) We then share some of the [...]
I was pleased to see many grown children of LGBT parents participating in Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Here are some of their words: Abigail Garner of Damn Straight, who spent many years as a full-time advocate for children of LGBT families, writes of the recent difficulties she had when her new employer “discovered” her [...]
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Best Timing
I’m reading my way through the Blogging for LGBT Families posts, and am once again awed by the strength and diversity of our community. Many thanks to all of you who participated. I’ll be doing a few posts in the next week or so highlighting and contrasting some of the contributions, or suggesting some emerging [...]
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Still Accepting Posts
Did you wake up this morning and suddenly realize you had forgotten Blogging for LGBT Families Day yesterday? Was your child sick or did he or she require an emergency batch of cupcakes at school for an end-of-year party? Did you have a non-child-related emergency? Never fear—I’m still accepting contributions through today. Call it a [...]
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