Lesbian Mom to Contend in Ultimate Fighting Championship
Mixed martial arts fighter Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger has her first UFC fight this Saturday, making her “the only married lesbian with kids in the UFC now,” she says.
- All
- #LGBTQFamiliesDay
- Adoption
- Advocating
- Allies
- Assisted Reproduction
- Blog Admin
- Blogging Events
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2006
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2007
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2008
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2009
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2010
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2011
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2012
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2013
- Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2014
- Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2015
- Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2016
- Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2017
- Books for Kids
- Books for Parents
- Business
- Calls for Participation
- Child Outcomes/Experiences
- Connecting
- Demographics
- Entertainment
- Events in the News
- Explaining Our Families to Our Kids
- Extended Families
- Family Profiles
- Family Voices
- Fighting Daily Bias & Misunderstanding
- Foster Parenting
- Fun/Ephemera
- Health and Safety
- Holidays
- Interviews
- Kids' Activities
- Kitchen and Food
- LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
- Media Coverage
- Misc Parenting Tips
- Money and Finance
- Music
- Naming
- Other Research
- Parental Outcomes/Experiences
- Politics and Law
- Post of the Week
- Pregnancy
- Protecting
- Queer Parenting in a Cishet World
- Raising
- Reflections on Parenthood
- Religion
- Remembering (LGBTQ History)
- Representing
- Researching
- Schools/Education
- Selves and Identities
- Social Justice
- Sports
- Starting
- Supporting LGBTQ Children
- Surrogacy
- Tools and Hobbies
- Travel
- Video Blog
- Violence and Tragedy
- Weekly Political Roundup
- Working
Sports
Meet the Two-Mom Couple that Epitomizes Soccer Moms
Casey Stoney, an English professional football (soccer) player and former England captain, as well as a lesbian mom, talked with The Telegraph this week about her family.
“Hella Gay Moms” Inspire Girlfriend of A’s Pitcher to Fill Stadium on Pride
Eireann Dolan, a speechwriter who has two moms and is dating Oakland A’s pitcher Sean Doolittle, is offering to buy the tickets of season ticketholders who do not want to attend the team’s LGBT Pride Night in June.
Martina Navratilova and Her Stepchildren
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova married her partner Julia Lemigova several weeks ago. Only a few media outlets that covered their wedding noted Lemigova’s two daughters from a previous relationship, Navratilova’s stepchildren. Let’s take a look.
English Soccer Star: “Why Being a Gay Mum Can Help My England Career”
Think you’re a soccer mom? Casey Stoney, who captained England’s football (soccer) team in the last Olympics, is expecting twins with her partner Megan Harris, who was also a professional player. Now THEY are going to be soccer moms.
Watching the Olympics as a Lesbian Mom
I love the Olympics. I was a varsity fencer in college and have done serious stints with a few other sports. I love the life lessons sports teach, including dedication, leadership, teamwork, and dealing with both success and failure — all values I’d like to convey to my son. I get choked up during recap montages and medal ceremonies. Normally, then, the start of the Olympics is a time of celebration around my house. And then there’s Sochi.
Croatian Lesbians Sing For Sochi
Le Zbor, the first lesbian and feminist choir in southeastern Europe, has created a charming video “expressing its solidarity with the LGBT citizens of Russia and worldwide.” Watch the Croatian singers here:
Meet Another Russian-Born Lesbian Mom Fighting for LGBT Russians
Yelena Goltsman is founder and co-president of RUSA LGBT, the association for Russian-speaking LGBT people in the U.S., and a leading voice speaking out for LGBT Russians. She didn’t plan to be an LGBT activist, though — and in fact came to the U.S. in 1990 because of anti-Jewish, not anti-LGBT, persecution, when she was still married to a man.
Sneak Peek: Chevy’s Olympic Ad Featuring Same-Sex Parents
Here’s a sneak peek of Chevrolet’s ad that will run tonight during the Olympic opening ceremonies, featuring two-mom and two-dad families.
Companies Highlight LGBT Inclusion During Olympics: Is It Enough?
Google lit up the Internet last night with its not-so-subtle rainbow-colored Olympic doodle, quoting the non-discrimination section of the Olympic Charter below it. From what I can tell, based on reports from friends of friends, the doodle is visible by Google users in Russia, too. I’ve been working in social media and social justice for a long time, and I think Google’s move was one of the best-timed, best planned examples of how to use the former for the latter. Other companies are planning to air LGBT-inclusive commercials during the Games as well. But what will the impact of this be?