January 28, 2006: Although Virginia already has some of the country’s most hateful anti-gay laws on the books, they’re clearly not going to be satisfied until they take the World Cup for discrimination. This is from the Washington Post:
Va. Lawmakers Approve Ban on Gay Marriage
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers gave final legislative approval Wednesday […]

January 24, 2006: If you have teenagers or preteens, there’s a good chance they’re watching American Idol (AI). But on the one episode I watched this year, I was stuck by two instances of rather mean-spirited homophobia. In one, Simon (and if you have to ask who “Simon” is, you’re a better person than […]

The Gay Parenting Show # 16 – Talking with Your Kids about Homosexuality (MP3 – 14MB – 40min)

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January 15, 2006: Today’s show features a terrific interview with Dr. Kim Bergman about how to talk to your kids about homosexuality.
It’s your responsibility to help form your child’s sense of him […]

January 13, 2006: People in Arkansas are fighting that state’s ridiculous ban on allowing lesbians and gay men to foster. This is from 365.Gay.com
The Arkansas Supreme Court has agreed to hear from organizations supporting a suit to overturn the state ban on gays and lesbians serving as foster parents.
The ban on gay fostering was […]

January 10, 2006: It drives me crazy that in 2006, the Boy Scouts still will not allow openly gay men to serve as scout leaders. That means that if my son joined the boy scouts (which I couldn’t imagine him doing, but peer pressure leads kids to do crazier things than that) I couldn’t participate […]

January 6, 2006: It looks like the next generation is growing up without the crippling prejudices of the current one. This is from 365Gay.com.
H.S. Seniors Overwhelmingly Support Gay Familiesby Doug Windsor, 365Gay.com New York Bureau, Posted: January 5, 2006 - 1:00 pm ET
(New York City) A national poll of high school seniors shows […]

January 2, 2005: Two people made contributions to my work on behalf of LGBT parents on my homepage at www.gayparentingpage.com. However, only one sent me an email letting me know that they contributed!
So, to my anonymous donor, thank you! And to anyone else who might want to contribute, please know that Amazon.com (who […]

January 2, 2005: Sometime in the last few weeks, I read an article about a lesbian couple in Virginia leaving their home because of that state’s vicious anti-gay laws. Here’s another article on the same subject, in this case two women fleeing Arizona. From the Arizona Daily Sun:
In mid-December, Jeanine, Nichole and Isaac Soterwood […]

December 31, 2005: You won’t be able to post to the boards for a few days. This is from our hosts, The Podcast Network: “TPN would like to advise that we are doing some important server maintenance on from Dec 31 - Jan 2 and our comments system will be down during that period. Regular […]