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• Homophobic Brits Convince Heinz to Hold the Mayo

  Heinz pulled a TV advertisement running on British television after the advertizing regulator recieved 200 complaints that the ad was inappropriate for children.   Ironically, the ad is already prohibited from being shown during children's programming because it shows a high-fat food. And what can possibly be more damaging than the sight of high-fat food?       Read More... Posted Jun 28 2008, 01:35 PM by Erin White with | with no comments Filed under: Mombian, lesbian and gay families, two men kissing, mayo, Heinz, UK Guardian, two dads, boycotts, TV ads

• Strollerderby Playdate: Blogging for LGBT Families

  Today is a big day in the  LGBT blogosphere.  Thanks to the vision and organizational skills of Dana Rudolph (the force behind Mombian) and the sponsorship of the Family Equality Council, hundreds of LGBT bloggers and their blogging allies are posting for and about their family lives.  Stories, poems, political manifestos, video clips, anecdotes that will charm you and embarass our children, well,  we've got it all.    Read More... Posted Jun 02 2008, 07:01 AM by Erin White with | with no comments Filed under: Mombian, lesbian and gay families, LGBT bloggers, Blogging for LGBT Families, Family Equality Council

• Straight Parents Fear Gay Coaches

  Straight parents are a terrified judgmental lot.  They often give lip service to being ok with their kids being gay (while hoping otherwise), and they worry about gay people coaching their precious darlings in organized sports, even if their kids are college aged (and theoretically capable of protecting themselves). Mombian wonders what straight parents are so afraid of...   Read More... Posted Apr 08 2008, 12:08 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Mombian, gay parents, judgmental, gay coaches, straight parents

• New York Post's "Evil Lesbian Mom" Headline is Beyond the Pale

  What this woman did to this child was absolutely horrible.  Inexcusable.  Unexplainable.  Unforgivable.   And yes, evil.  But what does her abusive and ultimately deadly behavior have to do with the fact that she is a lesbian? Nothing.  Which is why the New York Post's choice of headline is so offensive.  Gay parents or straight, what does it matter when a child has suffered and died of abuses in her own home?  Read More... Posted Jan 29 2008, 02:02 PM by Erin White with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: child abuse, lesbian parenting, Mombian, The NewYork Post

• Strollerderby Playdate: Two Mommies

  Reading Rachael's post about talking to our kids about life partners and what and who makes a family made me think about a moment at the dinner table a few months ago. Several of the moms in our playgroup were pregnant at the time and the whole idea of babies was very present for my three-year-old son. We'd been talking about the impending arrivals of baby sisters and brothers and Lil E listened, dipping his finger into hummus. After a few quiet minutes, he looked up, stuck his belly way out and said, "There's a baby in my belly, too!" Read More... Posted Oct 23 2007, 06:57 AM by Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: strollerderby playdate, Mombian, lesbian families, foster mamas, baby has two moms, two moms are better than one, hatched by two chicks

• Muggle Magic: "Survival Spells for Parents and Other Caregivers"

  Whether or not there are witches and wizards living among us, the fact remains that we could all use a little more magic in our everyday lives.  Especially those of us who often find ourselves at the mercy of small children,  wishing that we had just one more hand, one more hour in the day, one magic spell to silence the whining/get them to take a bath/help them learn to love sharing.  Which is why I, for one, was ecstatic when Mombian published the heretofore unpublished charms and spells of an unknown witch or wizard in King's Cross Station, collectively called Parent Hex: Survival Spells for Parents and Other Caregivers.  Finally - parenting is as easy as the flick of a wand!  Uh... anyone know where I can get a wand?  Spells and charms include: Cocodissimulatio Charm: Causes any food to taste like chocolate. Mucosus Recessum Charm: Causes nasal excretions to withdraw into a person’s nose. Fabulam Repetopeto Charm: Causes a book to read itself out loud over and over. Skillful wizards can make it inaudible to themselves. Vestitus Prudens Spell: Makes the victim appear to be wearing long pants and a sweater, although the person is unaware of the change. Altitudo Monitio Charm: Causes flashing lights and a loud hooting sound to occur whenever the victim is near a dropoff like a staircase or cliff. Dormitus Spell: Makes the victim fall asleep. An advanced spell, mastered by only a few. [Via Mombian and ParentHacks] Posted Jul 26 2007, 04:11 AM by Alisyn with | with no comments Filed under: books, harry potter, Mombian, parenthacks, king's cross station, magic

• Today is the 11th Annual LGBT Day of Silence

  I thought it was quiet around here today. According to Mombian, it turns out that thousands of students are holding silence today in honor of the 11th Annual Day of Silence which is hoped to bring attention to the problem of anti-LGBT bullying, harrassment, and discrimination in schools.  Students and teachers alike are observing the day in silence to echo the silence that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered kids and their allies face everyday. Some of the silent kids will pass out "speaking cards" to spread word about and explain what they are doing. I don't know, when I was a kid, I never thought much about activism. Who wants to stand out, let alone take a stand? The closest I got was to refuse to say the "Pledge of Allegiance" every morning (ooh, I know, I was such a rebel). But these kids, and they're not necessarily LGBT to take part in today's silence, are courageously taking a stand against something that most people won't talk about, let alone do something to bring it to people's attention. Bullying should be stopped, no matter who is the victim. I applaud these kids and teachers for what they are doing today, and I hope that the increased awareness that it brings will help someone, many someones, even if it's just one kid who's saved from a miserable existence because he's no longer being bullied and harrassed.  Posted Apr 18 2007, 03:03 PM by Karen Murphy with | with no comments Filed under: kids, bullying, teenagers, teachers, Mombian, students, harrassment, Day of Silence, LGBT

• The Most Powerful Lesbian Moms in America

  Who are the most powerful lesbian moms in the United States? Out Magazine published an article on The Power 50. It was an article on the most powerful gay men and women in America. This article not only informed me that David Geffen and Anderson Cooper were gay (I'm the only person who didn't know that, aren't I?) but also prompted a great post on Mombian on who they thought were the most influential lesbian mommies in America. So who would you think? Rosie O'Donnell seemed obvious, as did Mary Cheney (mom to be) and her partner Heather Roe. The head of The National Center for Lesbian Rights, Kate Kendall and Sandy Holmes aren't surprising nor were Kara Swisher and Megan Smith. So who wasn't I expecting to make the list? Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels. After I read it, it made sense. I know they are very activist and probably raise a lot of money. But how about Sheryl Swoopes and Alisa Scott? Not only did I not know they were a couple, but I hadn't thought about either of their sexual orientations and I didn't know they had a child. (Okay, I looked it up and they are raising Swoopes son from a previous marriage together.) There are many more on their list. Did they miss anyone? Posted Apr 10 2007, 08:06 AM by Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: rosie o'donnell, glbt, Mary Cheney, Out Magazine, Mombian, power 50, Lesbian Moms, powerful lesbians, Lesbians