January 31, 2007: For a while, as I previously posted, it looked like Tony Blair was going to allow churches to discriminate against LGBT people in their provision of adoption sevices.
Well, now I have to eat my words. And I’m thrilled to do so! Now I love, love, love Tony Blair. This is from BBC […]

January 28, 2007: My American readers may not have been following this, but there’s a huge row brewing in England, where Catholic Church leaders have threatened to stop providing adoption services if they aren’t allowed to merrily discriminate against homosexual parents.
The Church, which thankfully has never suffered any gay abuse scandals or anything, has sensibly […]

January 25, 2007: I don’t get the Cheney’s. In past posts, I, along with other’s in the LGBT community, praised the Vice President and his wife for the positive things they’ve said about their openly lesbian daughter Mary’s pregnancy.
But not everyone has been positive. The far right has viciously attacked Mary for bringing a child […]

January 18, 2007: Because LGBT people are discriminated against by this country’s marriage laws, we have to resort to other legal arrangements to protect our partners.
One way in which people do that is by adopting their partners. It seems odd to think of adopting another adult with whom you have an intimate relationship, but in […]

The Gay Parenting Show # 30: Jennifer Chrisler from Family Pride (MP3 –18MB –50min)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE

January 14, 2007: Today I talk to Jen Chrisler, the wonderful, articulate and passionate executive director of The Family Pride Coalition.
We chat about Mary Cheney (of course), and I make a strong pitch for you to support Family […]

January 13, 2007: Thanks to LGBT parents and other committed activists, my local county is implementing a gay inclusive education cirriculum this week. This is from the Washington Blade:
The curriculum, titled “Respect for Differences in Human Sexuality,” explains concepts like sexual identity and orientation using nonjudgmental language.
Students in eighth grade are taught to recognize healthy […]

January 7, 2007: Lots of news on the marriage front.
Disappointingly, Massachusttes lawmakers moved closer to letting the public vote on whether or not we deserve basic civil rights. This editorial in the Boston Globe takes them to task.
Meanwhile, California courts say we deserve to be treated as equal citizens, an opinion they don’t share with […]

January 1, 2007: Happy New Year to all my LGBT familes and their friends!
 May 2007 find all famlies able to share the love and diversity that we exhibit in ours.
xoxox
Scott