gay moms

advice

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parenting & family

OPEN THREAD: Keeping It Queer in the Suburbs

I don’t want to let go my connection to the vibrant, inspiring queer culture that’s not immediately accessible to me in my strip-malls-and-big-box-stores environment. How do you keep it queer…

VillageQ —

Apr 21, 2014

gay moms

the fosters

tv show recaps

“The Fosters” Episode 121 Recap: 10,000 Chickens Come Home to Roost

“That’s right — the characters on this show abusing their power has become so commonplace that I am now desensitized and can only think of denim.”

Vikki Reich —

Mar 27, 2014

baby-making

gay moms

first person

It’s A Boy*!

It’s a boy, until and unless he tells us otherwise, I thought. It’s a boy who will be raised without gender roles. It’s a boy who will be defined by…

Genevra Reid —

Mar 10, 2014

gay families

gay moms

parenting & family

Adventures in (Lesbian) Baby-Making

“Whose sperm is this?” she asked me once. Maybe it was the first time. “It’s mine,” I said. I didn’t know what else to say. I had paid for it.…

Lynne Marie —

Feb 14, 2014

gay moms

the fosters

tv show recaps

“The Fosters” Episode 112 Recap: Callie Takes An R Family Vacation

“Mariana sits at a table alone and takes her fancy plastic lunch container out of dumb paper bag. Why doesn’t she have a reusable lunch bag? What kind of family…

Vikki Reich —

Jan 22, 2014

gay families

gay moms

parenting & family

Shake, Don’t Wipe!

“Sometimes, when you’re in the business of parenting, you have to phone a friend for a bit of perspective and advice. Sometimes, you have to phone more than one.”

Deborah —

Dec 30, 2013

comedy crush

gay moms

comedy

Comedy Crush: Yamara Taylor, Television Writer, Sketch Enthusiast, Mom

Yamara Taylor (The Boondocks, How to Rock, Instant Mom) chats about comedy writing, trick or treating at Aisha Tyler’s house, and the dearth of five year old sketch actors.

Brittani —

Nov 28, 2013

gay families

gay moms

parenting & family

How My Motherhood Made My Mother Accept My Lesbianism

She didn’t say “I have suspected this for years and I still love you.” It went more like a Scared Straight kind of thing but instead of scaring me about…

Vikki Reich —

Nov 11, 2013

gay moms

interview

community

Straddler On The Street: Juliet

Juliet is an Australian mum, sexologist, and traveler extraordinaire. She talks about all that and more in this lovely interview.

Vanessa —

Oct 14, 2013

gay moms

greatest hits

first person

Please Don’t Thank Me for Loving My Wife

My transgender wife and I are both people with a lot of serious challenges to face, and we chose to confront those challenges as a team. That’s not heroism. It’s…

Genevra Reid —

Sep 13, 2013

feminism

gay moms

parenting & family

6 Kids’ Clothing Lines That Know Your Daughter is More Than Just a Pink Princess Glitterbomb Who Can’t Do Math

Now that back to school sales are in full swing, it’s hard to look through clothing catalogs without becoming irate. Here are some retailers that don’t think your kids are…

Kristen —

Sep 6, 2013

gay families

gay moms

parenting & family

Defining For My Own “Right” Way To Be A Mom

“As a lesbian mom, it was especially hard to fight the urge to do the “right” thing, however slippery a concept that was, because I was representing a community, not…

Dana Rudolph —

Aug 20, 2013