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Happy Turkey Baster Awareness Day!

Mombian  less than a day ago

A very happy Thanksgiving to all of you celebrating it this week. Remember to make the turkey baster jokes before your relatives do.

Hockey Dad, Gay Son

Mombian  less than a day ago

This ESPN story is apparently breaking all over the sporting news today and will surely hit the LGBT news soon.

It Takes a Queer Village

Mombian  2 days ago

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 [.

The Daddy Question, Adoption Style

Mombian  4 days ago

Sometimes people write to me with questions about parenting. I make no claim, however, to be an expert in all aspects of this grand adventure.

Breaking: A “First-of-Its-Kind” Ruling in Jenkins-Miller Custody Case

Mombian  5 days ago

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.

COLAGE Is Hiring

Mombian  6 days ago

I’m passing this message along from the folks at COLAGE, who are hiring for a couple of positions.

“Where Few Men Have Gone Before”

Mombian  Nov 20 09

Here is the eleventh in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting.

Carrie Prejean vs. Lesbian Moms and Daughter

Mombian  Nov 19 09

Equality California has a new ad, featuring Mary Kate, the teen daughter of lesbian moms Frances and Cynthia.

“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 91

Mombian  Nov 19 09

Helen and I assert that, contrary to recent headlines, lesbian parents are not better than straight ones (although we’re certainly no worse).

Assimilation vs. Difference in LGBT Children’s Books

Mombian  Nov 19 09

Here is the tenth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting.

Mary Cheney Gives Birth to Second Child

Mombian  Nov 18 09

Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, this morning gave birth to Sarah Lynne Cheney, the second child for herself and partner Heather Poe.

Sesame Street Sings of Two Dads

Mombian  Nov 18 09

I was wrong. Well, sort of. Last week, I was bemoaning the lack of LGBT representation on Sesame Street.

Crossing Barriers: “Mommies in Critical Care”

Mombian  Nov 18 09

Here is the ninth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting.

Lesbian and Gay Parents Are Not Better—and That’s Okay

Mombian  Nov 17 09

Everyone’s been asking the question. The New York Times: “Are Same-Sex Couples Better Parents?” The Advocate: “Gay Parents Better than Straight?” SF Gate: “Are same-sex couples better parents?” The Dallas Voice: “Do gays and lesbians make better parents?” All were talking about the research in Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the Family [.

Family Racism

Mombian  Nov 17 09

Here is the eighth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting.

Legos and Marriage Equality

Mombian  Nov 16 09

Long-time readers know we’re nutty about Legos here at the house of Mombian. I was intrigued, therefore, by an article in The Morning News (via Make) in which author Giles Turnbull discusses Lego terminology.

“Infertile Homosexual Speaks!”

Mombian  Nov 16 09

Here is the seventh in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting.

“I Am My Father’s Son”

Mombian  Nov 15 09

Here is the sixth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting.

Take the COLAGE Donor Insemination Survey

Mombian  Nov 14 09

Passing this along on behalf of my friends at COLAGE. Please contact them if you have questions. Take the COLAGE Donor Insemination Survey COLAGE, a youth-driven national network of people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer parents, is thrilled to announce the debut of the ART Project, a program to highlight the experiences of COLAGErs born [.

“From Queer to Paternity”

Mombian  Nov 14 09

Here is the fifth in my series of quotes from Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting.