Comments on: When Language Fails Our Families http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/language-fails-our-families/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:30:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Damn Straight » Blog Archive » Standing Up as the Baby http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/language-fails-our-families/comment-page-1/#comment-6967 Damn Straight » Blog Archive » Standing Up as the Baby Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:08:08 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/151/#comment-6967 [...] conversations in queer communities that when I started writing about it, the queer publication that first ran my column didn’t know how to categorize it. My column ended up in the “travel and leisure” [...] [...] conversations in queer communities that when I started writing about it, the queer publication that first ran my column didn’t know how to categorize it. My column ended up in the “travel and leisure” [...]

]]> By: Maggie http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/language-fails-our-families/comment-page-1/#comment-6286 Maggie Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:09:19 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/151/#comment-6286 I have a question relating to this. I have a friend whose a lesbian. Her 2 year old son who has alway's called her mommy and her partner mama is now referring to her partner as "dad". He has been exposed to other gay male couples with kids and heterosexual ones but never really other lesbian couples. What do you think this could mean? I have a question relating to this. I have a friend whose a lesbian. Her 2 year old son who has alway’s called her mommy and her partner mama is now referring to her partner as “dad”. He has been exposed to other gay male couples with kids and heterosexual ones but never really other lesbian couples. What do you think this could mean?

]]> By: L http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/language-fails-our-families/comment-page-1/#comment-236 L Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:03:38 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/1999/06/04/151/#comment-236 I want to say how awesome I think "its not complicated. There's just not a word for it" is. Abigail, you rock! I just need to remember my new mantra...its not complicated, there is just no word for it. I want to say how awesome I think “its not complicated. There’s just not a word for it” is. Abigail, you rock!

I just need to remember my new mantra…its not complicated, there is just no word for it.

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