Abigail Garner
Feb 9th, 2001
Feb 9th, 2001
Valentine’s Day and the Double Standard
The holiday for sweethearts will come and go, but inequities remain.
Archive for the 'Published Columns' Category
Abigail Garner
Jan 26th, 2001
Jan 26th, 2001
Finding Fuel in the Mainstream
What’s a columnist to do when she is hit with an avalanche of hate mail? Write about it, of course! And laugh if she can.
Abigail Garner
Dec 29th, 2000
Dec 29th, 2000
Holidays without the Chaos: Reform Custody Juggling
Article by Abigail Garner
For many kids, the holiday season is also custody juggling season.
Ten years ago, I would have been referring only to children of heterosexual divorce. As new GLBT families are created, however, custody juggling has also become a reality for children who have “divorced” same-sex parents, donor dads, and multiple co-parents whose relationships [...]
Abigail Garner
Dec 26th, 2000
Dec 26th, 2000
Hold Bush to Equality for Gays
Article by Abigail Garner
The New Year is here, and our nation is facing an incoming president who is not a friend to gay Americans.
This calls for a collective New Year’s resolution for gay families and their supporters. Now more than ever, we must resolve to make our families visible and renew our commitment to our [...]
Abigail Garner
Nov 15th, 2000
Nov 15th, 2000
Creating Change, Uncovering Tension
When people are so homophobic that they think gay people are sub-human, their ears immediately close to anything gay people have to say. Straight parents, however, have more credibility and clout in the eyes of homophobes and they at least have a shot at communicating a message of acceptance.
Abigail Garner
Oct 6th, 2000
Oct 6th, 2000
Coming Out? A Few Things To Keep in Mind
Written for National Coming Out Day 2000.
Abigail Garner
Sep 12th, 2000
Sep 12th, 2000
Pressure to be Perfect
How a film crew from 20/20 affected a “carefree” vacation for children of gay parents.
Abigail Garner
Sep 8th, 2000
Sep 8th, 2000
Find Compassion for Misguided “Ex-Gays”
Article by By Abigail Garner
I was amazed to find out that more than 1,000 people attended the recent “ex-gay” conference hosted by Focus on the Family in Arden Hills. Despite the fact that ex-gay “reparative therapy” is not endorsed by any of the professional medical or mental health associations, each conference attendee paid $55 to [...]
Abigail Garner
Jul 28th, 2000
Jul 28th, 2000
Honor Unprotected Rights of Non-Biological Parents
Article by Abigail Garner
Children born to lesbian parents by way of alternative insemination are frequently asked, “Which one is your real mom?” They commonly respond by saying, “They both are.”
While the question is really asking about which mom shares a biological link with the child, answering that they are both real moms addresses the question [...]
Abigail Garner
Jun 2nd, 2000
Jun 2nd, 2000
Gender-Specific Days Can Be Challenging for Transgender Parents
Article by Abigail Garner
Even though Kathryn is a parent, last Mother’s Day she went to church by herself. When members asked about her son, she said he was with his other parent. Questions did not go beyond that, but Kathryn knew people thought it was unusual that her child was not spending Mother’s Day with [...]