http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/06/19/eamon-and-his-four-mums/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:11:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/06/19/eamon-and-his-four-mums/#comment-4613 Marty Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:27:31 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=581#comment-4613 Hmmm... where exactly is the "family diversity" I keep hearing about? These 4 women all look exactly alike! Hmmm… where exactly is the “family diversity” I keep hearing about? These 4 women all look exactly alike!

]]> http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/06/19/eamon-and-his-four-mums/#comment-4561 Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » Children and Identity: All Possibilities Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:27:27 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=581#comment-4561 [...] Two articles today gave me cause for reflection about children of LGBT families and the development of identity: “I’m Not Gay, but My Four Mums Are,” in the Sydney Morning Herald profiles 21-year-old Eamon Waterford, who was born into a two-mom family, but acquired two more when they split up and repartnered. (Thanks, Abigail.) The article is full of plaudits for same-sex couples and our ability to raise well-adjusted children, though Eamon wryly notes LGBT parents’ ability “to mess their kids up in exactly the same way hetero parents will do.” It does not, however, shy away from exploring some of the distinctive issues in our families, such as Eamon’s search to find a comfortable relationship with his biological father and his wife. Also, unlike most coverage of same-sex families, this one does not cite any ultra-right “authorities” spouting prejudice disguised as scientific “evidence,” though it does note that conservative opposition exists. [...] [...] Two articles today gave me cause for reflection about children of LGBT families and the development of identity: “I’m Not Gay, but My Four Mums Are,” in the Sydney Morning Herald profiles 21-year-old Eamon Waterford, who was born into a two-mom family, but acquired two more when they split up and repartnered. (Thanks, Abigail.) The article is full of plaudits for same-sex couples and our ability to raise well-adjusted children, though Eamon wryly notes LGBT parents’ ability “to mess their kids up in exactly the same way hetero parents will do.” It does not, however, shy away from exploring some of the distinctive issues in our families, such as Eamon’s search to find a comfortable relationship with his biological father and his wife. Also, unlike most coverage of same-sex families, this one does not cite any ultra-right “authorities” spouting prejudice disguised as scientific “evidence,” though it does note that conservative opposition exists. [...]

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