Tag Archives: parenting
Why It Gets Better: HIV Positive Men Becoming Biological Fathers
Stuart Bell, co-owner of Growing Generations, a organization that helps match up people who want to become parents with surrogates, writes of his wonder at having gone from watching HIV-positive men go from dying to becoming biological parents. This change … Continue reading
This is What Gay Parents Look Like
The Huffington Post introduces us to Steven and Roger, an Arizona couple who are raising 12 adoptive kids. Despite living in a state where gay marriage is still prohibited, the longtime foster parents have successfully cleared several legal hurdles on … Continue reading
Supporting our Kids, even When They’re Straight
The below comes from one of my favorite blogs, Raising my Rainbow. It’s written by Lori Duron aka Rainbow Mom, who is the parent of a young gender non-conforming child. C.J. loves fashion, glitter, pink, Monster High and other things … Continue reading
LGBT Family Week in Provincetown, Aug 3-10, 2013
The Family Equality Council and COLAGE will be holding their 18th annual Family Week in Provincetown, Mass. August 3-10, 2013. Family Week is the largest national gathering of the LGBT-headed family community in the United States and this year marks … Continue reading
Anti-Discrimination Adoption Bill to Include LGBT Protections
From The Washington Blade: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is leading a group of lawmakers in the House and Senate who are preparing to introduce legislation that would prohibit bias in adoption services against gay couples seeking to adopt. The legislation, … Continue reading
Why It Gets Better: Dads Standing Up For Their Kids
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Gender Nonconforming people know all too frequently the stories of families that reject their children, but hope lies on the horizon for a turn-around in these types of stories. Advocate.com reports on one such tale. … Continue reading
Debunking Minnesota Marriage Minute Ep. 33
Below is the latest installment from Minnesota Marriage Minute. Pay particular attention to the highlighted articles that come at 0:57. Beyond the point of that this video really seems to help argue the points in favor of letting same-sex couples … Continue reading
Teachable (and learning) Moment for Gay Parents
From an article on advocate.com Dan Bucatinsky found he and his partner inadvertently sucked into a strange Playdate Affirmative Action Program. Our new friends, the other couple, turned to one another and gave each other some kind of signal to … Continue reading
Why It Gets Better: A Father’s SUPPORTIVE Reaction to his Gay Son
First some background: February 2012, Amelia, a blogger over at Huffington Post wrote about her 7-year-old son who told her that he was gay and her reacation (in this case non-reaction) to the announcement. Now, we get Dave’s, the dad, reaction to it: … Continue reading →