In recognition of the 40-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots, CNN.com covers the perspective of the children growing up with gay parents. The article includes mention of my book Families Like Mine, as I talk about how children of gay parents “turn out.”
Excerpt:
[Garner] says her interviews with other children of gay or lesbian parents [...]
Today’s Minneapolis StarTribune published a vivid commentary about marriage equality, identity and family by Ashley Harness, a twentysomething daughter of lesbian mothers.
Read it here:
A love that, today, may dare to speak its name
by Ashley Harness
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted June 18, 2008
In addition to expressing her joy about California’s ruling, she also provides the backstory of her [...]
…and change happens when underrepresented and misrepresented communities have access to media to tell their own stories for themselves.
I’ll be recharging my batteries this weekend at The National Conference for Media Reform. No, not presenting. Just being.
It’s in Minneapolis this year.
Reason 1,348 I love my hometown.
Yesterday Minnesota Public Radio’s MidMorning dedicated an hour to Father Michael O’Connell, rector at St. Mary’s Basilica who is leaving to work in a parish in North Minneapolis.
Father O’Connell’s careful response to Kerri Miller’s questions about LGBT issues in the Catholic Church was an awkward navigation through a public relations land mine. Miller did [...]
High school senior Jessica Cohn-Kleinberg wrote a column about waiting for the chance to testify in Florida to address the law that bans gay people from adopting.
“My amazing gay moms made me a good person”
By Jessica Cohn-Kleinberg
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Express Gay News (Florida)
Unfortunately, she didn’t have the opportunity to speak:
I had my story all [...]
The Journal Inquirer in North Central Connecticut published a profile on Rebecca Lazarus, a 13-year-old who continues to find opportunities to advocate on behalf of her family and other children who have two moms or two dads.
Excerpt:
Because Lazarus, who is her biological father, and Charette [her father's partner] aren’t legally married, if something were to [...]
Since writing Families Like Mine, I have been occasionally schooled by individuals who point out that I did not coin the phrase “queerspawn.” I can’t argue with them: I did not, nor have I ever claimed that I did.
The person who did come up with it is Stefan Lynch. I say so in Families [...]
“It” being homophobia mixed in with racism.
San Francisco Chronicle has a good article about diversity within LGBT families, as well as a reminder that even in “accepting” cities and states, these families still face discrimination and prejudice. One family profiled in the article clearly illustrates the impact of inequality:
Jadallah, 43, and Karraa, 45, felt those [...]
Sadly, the StarTribune’s gossip columnist C.J. is not just passing along a rumor. Her column today includes confirmation from Esera Tuaolo’s partner Mitchell Wherley that they are indeed no longer a couple. “I think we just grew apart,” says Wherley.
The kids are all right in Tuaolo-Wherley breakup
By C.J., Star Tribune
My heart goes out to these [...]
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 [...]