Abigail Garner
Nov 5th, 2008
Nov 5th, 2008
Good Morning!
“Come November 5th, let’s hope we can
wake up feeling like we’re home again.”
– k.d. lang in concert, 10/19/2008
Archive for the 'Potpourri' Category
Abigail Garner
Aug 27th, 2008
Aug 27th, 2008
Del Martin passed away
The Mercury News reports at Del Martin died today at the age of 87.
She and her wife, Phyllis Lyon, were life partners since 1952. They were lawfully-wedded spouses as of June 16, 2008 when they were the first same-sex couple married in California.
A chapter in queer history has ended today, and for that, I am [...]
Abigail Garner
Jun 15th, 2008
Jun 15th, 2008
Counting My Blessings
A couple of friends came over for dinner and I was showing them around my place. They complimented me on the awesome color pattern on the comforter on my bed, and asked where I got it. I explained that the cover was a gift from my Russ.
Russ had me pick out two [...]
Abigail Garner
Jun 8th, 2008
Jun 8th, 2008
Evidence that it does take the
Village People to raise a child.
I love you, Dad. Happy Birthday!
Abigail Garner
Jan 21st, 2008
Jan 21st, 2008
MLK: Words to live by
From a 1967 speech by Martin Luther King Jr.:
You may be thirty-eight years old, as I happen to be, and one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid. [...]
Abigail Garner
Sep 29th, 2007
Sep 29th, 2007
HRC JumboTron; Congrats, Laura!
Congratulations to Laura Smidzik who was honored tonight with the Brian Coyle Leadership Award at the HRC Twin Cities Dinner.
Laura recently served as Executive Director of Rainbow Families and her commitment to working with me and other adult queerspawn as colleagues lifted some significant barriers in our collaborative efforts. She leads by example in [...]
Abigail Garner
Sep 9th, 2007
Sep 9th, 2007
Seeking Alumni for Peace Child Reunion
This blog, as my readers know, rarely strays from my specific topic of addressing the intersection of LGBT issues and family issues. This post is an exception. Kind of.
At the age of 16, I was part of a life-shaping experience called Peace Child. I traveled with fifteen U.S.ers (and one Canadian) to the republic of [...]
Abigail Garner
Aug 20th, 2007
Aug 20th, 2007
At last…
…my own nameplate.
Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions, job leads, and support while I was in career transition.
Abigail Garner
Aug 8th, 2007
Aug 8th, 2007
FamiliesLikeMine.com Make-over
Thanks to the visionary design/architectural skills of Dana Rudolph, (creator of Mombian) my original website, FamiliesLikeMine.com has a new look. “Answers from Abigail” has been integrated into the site as “Advice,” with simple interface for people to add comments.
Why the change? Well it’s not because I’m having second thoughts about my resignation — quite the [...]
Abigail Garner
Aug 2nd, 2007
Aug 2nd, 2007
Contact form woes.
As a result of yesterday’s emergency, after which concerned people were sending me messages and waiting for a reply, it was brought to my attention that my contact form has not been behaving dependably.
I have since tested and re-tested the contact form and it looks like it’s back on track. I have no [...]