Dear President Obama

Today Obama signed a pitiful “concession” to the queer community, extending partial benefits to same-sex partners of government employees. It’s a pittance, and it was meant to lure our community back in after many an egregious slight.
The Family Equality Council is encouraging folks to speak out to the president, so I wrote a little note. [...]

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Pride!

In bed, snuggling tonight, Q said to me, “Mom, I loved Pride today.” Having a boy who loves Pride, a boy who sees Pride as a regular part of his life…can’t ask for much more. And then the fact that we marched in the parade with HIS SCHOOL!?!?!?! Amazing pride-filled life here. More thoughts on [...]

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Gender Funneling Part II

I love reading pieces where folks take on normative conceptions of gender roles. Or how society tries to force folks into prescribed molds, even if it means stuffing a round peg in a square hole.
A wonderful example, here, on Rachel Maddow and how the mainstream media deals with their discomfort around her butchiness. The author, [...]

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Blogging for LGBT Families: Elbowing at the Boundaries

June 1, Blogging for LGBT Families Day in the blogosphere. Swept up in the recent Prop 8 stir, I’ve not been feeling so hopeful and didn’t know what to write. So I figured, why not a good ole reflection on why it is that I write in the first place.
Truly, I write/blog for my son. [...]

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