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Monday Watercooler: Congress might leave DADT alone in lame duck session

James Withers — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:32:11 +0000

Gates says repeal DADT. Congress yawns. Looks like the Democrats will leave “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” alone in this lame duck session. Sens. Carl Levin of Michigan and John McCain of Arizona,(...)

Withers: A mother, her son, Halloween, and Daphne

James Withers — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:12:25 +0000

Boo is 5. He adores Scooby-Doo and wanted to dress up as Daphne for Halloween. His mom said sure. He was Scooby a few years back, and this year he and his best friend, a girl, decided it was(...)

Monday Watercooler: Bishop Long hides behind lawyer logic

James Withers — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:45:53 +0000

Gay is not black. Pundit Ann Coulter spoke this weekend at GOProud’s Homocon. She warned the crowd she has a history of changing the minds of gays when it comes to marriage rights (would love(...)

Corvino: The gay parenting difference – and why it doesn’t matter to marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:00:36 +0000

Opponents of marriage equality often refer to the “untested experiment” of same-sex parenting, asserting that we just don’t know how children in these families will fare over the long(...)

Mass. Catholic school won’t admit lesbians’ son

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:17:27 +0000

(Boston) A Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts has withdrawn its acceptance of an 8-year-old boy with lesbian parents, saying their relationship was “in discord” with church teachings,(...)

Family Q offers support for gay parents

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:13 +0000

“The technical aspects of making a family is just the small part,” says Dr. Miriam Colbert Ehrenberg, executive director of the Institute for Human Identity (IHI), a New York City-based(...)

Itay’s Take: Kids Say the Darndest Things

itayhod — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:45:30 +0000

Itay Hod talks to kids of lesbian moms about Vermont's vote to legalize same-sex marriage.

Gay marriage mayor Newsom to become Dad

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:21:12 +0000

(San Francisco, California) San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his wife, actress Jennifer Siebel Newsom, are expecting their first child.

The 41-year-old Newson and 34-year-old Siebel Newsom(...)

Judge Removes Child From Lesbian Parents

swarn — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:27:20 +0000

(Charleston, West Virginia) The West Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a lesbian couple’s appeal of a lower court ruling that removed a child they had reared from birth(...)

Rudolph: Florida, adoption and why marriage isn’t enough

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:01:34 +0000

One of the top LGBT stories in the past week has been the Florida court ruling that found the state ban on adoption by lesbian and gay people was unconstitutional. The decision means that the(...)