Mombian offers a mix of parenting insights, book reviews, media analysis and political and legal commentary for and about LGBTQ parents and our children. It takes an LGBTQ-focused look at parenting topics and explores other aspects of the LGBTQ community with a parent's eye. Dana Rudolph is the the founder and publisher of Mombian, a GLAAD Media Award-winning blog and resource directory for LGBTQ parents. She's the lesbian mom of a middle-schooler and lives with her spouse of over two decades. For more information, visit www.mombian.com.
When I asked my 7-year-old son what he thought I should write in my parenting column about Mother’s Day, he said, “Tell them that having two moms is just like having two people of any kind take care of you, except it’s more work on Mother’s Day.
Pregnancy is tough enough when one person in a couple is carrying a child.
Lisa Cholodenko’s mainstream film about lesbian moms, “The Kids Are All Right,” is up for four Academy Awards this weekend: Best Picture, Best Actress (Annette Bening), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo) and Best Original Screenplay (Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg).
With all the recent media attention about the need to support LGBTQ youth, it is notable that the American Library Association is in its fourth year of giving librarians the tools to do that.
As 2010 gives way to 2011, let us ask: How has the year been in terms of political and legal progress for LGBT parents and our children?
The most notable parenting-specific win of the year was arguably Florida’s judicial overturn of its ban on adoption by gays or lesbians.
November is National Adoption Month.
Gay dads Mitchell and Cameron of ABC’s “Modern Family” were looking for a preschool for their daughter Lily in the Oct.
With Eric Stonestreet winning an Emmy this year for his portrayal of a gay dad in ABC’s “Modern Family,” and the summer movie about two lesbian moms, “The Kids Are All Right,” garnering early Oscar buzz, it’s easy to forget what things were like just 25 years ago.
Back-to-school time is upon us once again.
Sarah Palin has a new ad out, proclaiming that conservative women will rise up like “mama grizzlies” this year to put a stop to the “fundamental transformation” of our country that threatens their children.
