In what the Vermont Rutland Herald is calling “a first-of-its kind parent custody change,” Judge William Cohen of the Rutland Family Court yesterday granted sole custody of 7-year-old Isabella Miller to her non-biological mother, Janet Jenkins. Jenkins has been fighting her former partner Lisa Miller for visitation for years now. Miller says she is no […]
It’s the case that will not end. The custody battle between Lisa Miller and Janet Jenkins, has dragged on for years. Miller, the bio mom, who now says she is no longer a lesbian, most recently tried in Virginia to block enforcement of a Vermont order granting Jenkins visitation rights with their seven-year-old daughter Isabella.
The Washington Post has a lengthy article on the child-custody case involving former partners Janet and Lisa Miller-Jenkins. (I’ve covered this case several times before.) The Post says: These lawyers . . . are debating questions so profound that the answers have the power to affect legions of families gay and straight: Who is a
Parents with identities across the LGBTQ spectrum won elections this week in state legislatures, city governments, school boards, and more, even in states where you might not expect it!
“LGBTQIA+ people have been fighting for our rights for a long time,” this bright, bold book tells us, before offering an introduction to the people and achievements that give Pride its meaning. After a spread about Stonewall and a hint of LGBTQIA+ people who lived before and through that time, we read about some of
Disney+ show “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” just ran an episode about the bias faced by two kids with two dads. The lessons in the episode are ones the company itself would be wise to heed, as it has dragged its feet over condemning anti-LGBTQ legislation in Florida.
The upcoming reboot of Disney’s animated series “The Proud Family,” will not only continue the show’s focus on a Black family, but will introduce a multi-racial, two-dad, adoptive family and continue its gender nonconforming character (with a new, gender nonconforming voice actor). Learn more and see a trailer!
When a friend offered to donate three embryos, author Ian Jenkins and his two male polyamorous partners began their journey to parenthood. Although they had the support of family, friends, and coworkers, however, they still encountered obstacles, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) failures, the threat of the Zika virus, the sudden need to find a
Lisa Miller, who was charged with kidnapping when she fled from the U.S. to Nicaragua with her 7-year-old daughter in 2009 rather than share child custody with her former partner, has returned to the U.S. and been arrested.
