Abomination?! Obama-nation!
A fabulous line-up of artists mock the hate and rhetoric that allowed Prop 8 to pass in California. It’s a wonderful bunch of folks and you have to look closely to identify them, since this truly is an ensemble effort.

Regarding the rhetoric that Prop 8 would mean teaching children about sex, the “Gays” [...]

Don’t get me wrong, I adore Melissa Etheridge, and I am glad that she is “allowed” to perform on the property of a Catholic College — even though she dares to live a life out loud with her partner and their children.
Still, the latest local effort for the Catholic Church to distance itself [...]

Meema Spadola’s documentary, OUR HOUSE: A VERY REAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT KIDS OF GAY & LESBIAN PARENTS has thankfully been re-released on DVD. Meema, the grown daughter of a lesbian mom and straight dad has also produced documentaries for HBO, Cinemax, Sundance Channel and NPR. Past work includes the PBS documentary , which profiles the sons [...]

Comedienne and cleaning spokesperson Diane Amos recently spoke to the San Francisco Bay Times about drawing from her life experience for material for her stand-up.
She says that talking about coming from a gay-parented family in her comedy worked to her advantage because other comedians couldn’t steal her material! Good point.
Excerpt:
Bay Times: How did [...]

The Lifetime Network has poached Ian Ziering from his success on “Dancing with the Stars” and added their own “twist” for a new dance competition. (There’s always a twist, isn’t there?)
The premise of the show, “Your Mama Don’t Dance” is ten professional dancers having their Fame-like shot at proving their talent to the world, [...]

Can’t say I’m a Science Fiction fan, but some of my readers are. One of those readers knew, that in my ongoing quest to find queerspawn “everywhere,” I would appreciate knowing about this book.
The Ethos Effect by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor, 2003)
The main character, Van, is talking to Emily when he casually mentions that another [...]

In the September 2007 issue of Out, Project Runway’s Tim Gunn wonders out loud about the story behind his hyper-masculine dad.
Advocate: So you didn’t grow up fixated on fashion?
Gunn: I was fixated on architecture and interiors, which of course had everybody worried. I had a really butch father — so butch I thought maybe [...]

I have recently learned about two plays that include adult children of gay or lesbian parents.
“Fading to Grey” is about the 25th anniversary of a gay couple, and includes an adult son of one of the men — a result of a one-night stand. I am not yet able to find a review for [...]

Thanks to Magnus Mortensen of Bonita Springs, FL, whose letter to the Advocate pointed out a second generation article that I had missed.
In the August 14, 2007 issue, Mortenson wrote:

[Advocate] had a very interesting and heartwarming story about a father and son who came out to each other…Beautiful!
His letter caused me to pull the old [...]

Earlier this year I wrote about how my copies of Out and Advocate arrive at my home wrapped in opaque plastic whether or not I want such discretion.
The most recent issue of Advocate announced that subscribers now have a choice. If you don’t want the plastic wrap, go to this page and enter your subscription [...]