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Second Giveaway: And Baby Makes More
Here’s the second of three giveaways of And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families. (My full review, which I wrote before I was contacted about a giveaway, is here.) For today’s drawing, I’ll pick the winner randomly from all of the people who leave a comment on this post with [...]
Thoughts on Donors
As promised, here are more quotes from And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families. If you didn’t take part in last week’s giveaway of the book, never fear—I’ll be giving away another one this Wednesday, so stop back. (And if you haven’t read the comment thread from the last contest, [...]
We Have a Winner: First And Baby Makes More Giveaway
Congratulations to Labelsareforjars, winner of the first And Baby Makes More giveaway. If you didn’t win, please stop by any of the next two Wednesdays, as I will be giving away two more copies. Let me also say: Wow, the comment thread! Contest or no, it’s worth a read to learn about the many ways [...]
Book Giveaway: And Baby Makes More
Yes, that’s right! I’m going to be giving away not one, but three copies of And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families, a terrific collection of essays that belongs on every LGBT parent’s bookshelf. (My full review, which I wrote before I was contacted about a giveaway, is here.) I’ll [...]
New Memoir Highlights Nonbiological Motherhood
(Originally published as my Mombian newspaper column.) Amie Klempnauer Miller and her partner Jane, “fully endowed with the lesbian love of process,” spent 10 of their first 18 years together talking about whether to become parents. Once they did, they spent another two years trying to get Miller pregnant before they decided that Jane might [...]
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 105
I’m missing Helen, who is away on business this week, but I use it as an excuse to discuss being away from one’s kids. And because Mother’s Day is coming up, I review a bunch of books and videos about LGBT parenting that would make great gifts. (If the embedded video above doesn’t work for [...]
And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families is a terrific collection of essays that belongs on every LGBT parent’s bookshelf, even if you did not use a known donor. I wrote about it last year when it first came out in Canada, and I’m pleased to say it has now [...]
Read LGBT Books, Win Prizes
I was delighted to discover the new(-ish) blog GLBT Reading, home of the GLBT Challenge 2010. The goal of the site is to encourage people to read books about GLBT topics and/or by GLBT authors. To participate in the Challenge, simply read relevant books (or short stories, poems, or essays), post reviews on your blog, [...]
Gringa Giveaway II
It’s time for the second giveaway of Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood, writer Melissa Hart’s memoir of growing up in the 1970’s separated from her mother, who lost custody of her children after she divorced their father and came out as a lesbian. (More about it in my 2009 Review of LGBTQ Family Books. You can [...]
Book Giveaway: Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood
It’s time for a book giveaway! I’m very pleased to offer a copy of Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood, writer Melissa Hart’s memoir of growing up in the 1970’s separated from her mother, who lost custody of her children after she divorced their father and came out as a lesbian. (More about it in my 2009 [...]
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 93
Helen and I share the harrowing but not tragic story of totaling our car last week. We then discuss asking and telling at our insurance company, which only covers members and former members of the military. Plus: a new memoir about growing up in the 1970′s as the child of a lesbian mom. And really [...]
A 2009 Review of LGBTQ Family Books
(Originally published in Bay Windows, December 10, 2009. I’ve covered a few of the books below in separate columns, but several of them are new—and good. Enjoy!) There are still relatively few books for and about LGBTQ families, but 2009 gave us as good and diverse a crop as I’ve seen in a long time. [...]
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 92
Helen and I discuss the second volume of LGBT parenting essays to come out of Canada this year, one that explores the many new and unnamed family connections that are created when one uses a known donor. We also offer some advice and suggestions for those buying gifts for children (or their parents) this season. [...]
It Takes a Queer Village
The Canadians are on a roll. Hot on the heels of Who’s Your Daddy?, the volume of LGBTQ parenting essays I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, comes And Baby Makes More, a similar volume from a Canadian press, but one that focuses on the experiences of those who have used known donors, those [...]
“Where Few Men Have Gone Before”
Here is the eleventh in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
Assimilation vs. Difference in LGBT Children’s Books
Here is the tenth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
Crossing Barriers: “Mommies in Critical Care”
Here is the ninth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
Family Racism
Here is the eighth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
“Infertile Homosexual Speaks!”
Here is the seventh in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
“I Am My Father’s Son”
Here is the sixth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
“From Queer to Paternity”
Here is the fifth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
Why We Need to Discuss LGBTQ Families in Elementary Schools
Here is the fourth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 90
This week, Helen and I discuss two new must-read books about LGBTQ families. We also share a classic children’s drawing book we’ve been enjoying with our son, and the joys of used office supplies. Mombian: She Got Me Pregnant, 11-12-2009 by drudolph (If the embedded video above doesn’t work for you, try it at Dailymotion.) [...]
Queer Couples and Transracial Adoptions
Here is the third in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. I’ll be running them for a couple of weeks courtesy of the book’s editor, Rachel Epstein. I’m choosing the quotes I feel are most intriguing and thought provoking; I don’t always agree with the sentiments, but [...]
Guest Post: Writing Social Commentary
Melissa Hart is the author of Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood (Seal, 2009), a memoir of growing up in the 1970’s separated from her mother, who lost custody of her children after she divorced their father and came out as a lesbian. (More about it in my 2009 Review of LGBTQ Family Books.) She also teaches [...]