Comments on: Fourth list of ten: Thanks to those who got out the vote http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/ notes from the crossroads of mother and father Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:29:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: They’re baaaaaaack at LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-47568 They’re baaaaaaack at LesbianDad Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:49:49 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-47568 [...] And now, a final note regarding the two or three or more minds I have regarding these awards. I know, I know: my ambivalence is bizarre. It’s either a case of my biting the hand that fed me, or of my spitting out the tasty snack that I fought through a long line to get some of. I mean, tons of people helped push this blog to the front of that line (here, look). And the spittle of homophobia that got me all bitter about the process most likely was the chief inspiration for the get-out-the-vote enthusiasm, so I’m certainly glad that, yet again, we all got a repeat of the lesson that Hate Does Not Win Out In The End. Also, I got a bump in readership (after the bump in my arse from the right wing vs. lesbian wing jostling). And it didn’t disappear, either, following that month, which would have been testament simply to this blogular depot having been nothing more than a pre-holiday circus sideshow. My initial intention was simply to try to improve the online visibility of lesbian parenthood, figuring that our visibility online would open avenues of communication amongst our fellows and allies, and potentially open hearts and minds among our critics. [...] [...] And now, a final note regarding the two or three or more minds I have regarding these awards. I know, I know: my ambivalence is bizarre. It’s either a case of my biting the hand that fed me, or of my spitting out the tasty snack that I fought through a long line to get some of. I mean, tons of people helped push this blog to the front of that line (here, look). And the spittle of homophobia that got me all bitter about the process most likely was the chief inspiration for the get-out-the-vote enthusiasm, so I’m certainly glad that, yet again, we all got a repeat of the lesson that Hate Does Not Win Out In The End. Also, I got a bump in readership (after the bump in my arse from the right wing vs. lesbian wing jostling). And it didn’t disappear, either, following that month, which would have been testament simply to this blogular depot having been nothing more than a pre-holiday circus sideshow. My initial intention was simply to try to improve the online visibility of lesbian parenthood, figuring that our visibility online would open avenues of communication amongst our fellows and allies, and potentially open hearts and minds among our critics. [...]

]]> By: Jen Burke http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-349 Jen Burke Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:12:26 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-349 Woo! Congrats! I really enjoy this blog. Congrats again. :) Woo! Congrats! I really enjoy this blog. Congrats again. :)

]]> By: legallybevin http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-346 legallybevin Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:01:31 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-346 Congratulations! I came here from my friend Holly's blog (http://loeysbaby.blogspot.com/) and love your writing and your story! I'm from Castro Valley originally, though I now live in NYC. I am a queer femme engaged to marry a transman, so a lot of our breeding options are very similar to yours. Congratulations! I came here from my friend Holly’s blog (http://loeysbaby.blogspot.com/) and love your writing and your story! I’m from Castro Valley originally, though I now live in NYC. I am a queer femme engaged to marry a transman, so a lot of our breeding options are very similar to yours.

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-343 LesbianDad Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:58:29 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-343 No no, brother Looky. All <i>mine</i>. I swear you are the heterosexual David Sedaris. Your <a href="http://www.lookydaddy.com/weblog/2006/12/you_may_have_no.html" rel="nofollow">screed against gay marriage</a> MUST be published in print media somewhere or else I'll loose all faith in it. Ha! NYT Magazine's "Lives" section. Not like I'm the first to have thought of that, I'm sure. No no, brother Looky. All mine. I swear you are the heterosexual David Sedaris. Your screed against gay marriage MUST be published in print media somewhere or else I’ll loose all faith in it. Ha! NYT Magazine’s “Lives” section. Not like I’m the first to have thought of that, I’m sure.

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-342 LesbianDad Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:54:54 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-342 Yow! Power of Isis! Power of Love! Thank you, sisters, all 878 of you! Yow! Power of Isis! Power of Love! Thank you, sisters, all 878 of you!

]]> By: Shelley http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-341 Shelley Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:33:45 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-341 Pleased to see you notch this win. Have to go tell the 878 women of the Central Jersey Lesbian Alliance, to whom I put out a call for support on your behalf. Go, LesbianDad! Pleased to see you notch this win.

Have to go tell the 878 women of the Central Jersey Lesbian Alliance, to whom I put out a call for support on your behalf.

Go, LesbianDad!

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-340 LesbianDad Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:31:24 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-340 Many, many thanks. Wow. You rolled! Not that I would doubt the vast reach of your influence, but. Wow! Happy Chanukah to you and yourn, and may good health and good fortune be your gifts. Many, many thanks. Wow. You rolled! Not that I would doubt the vast reach of your influence, but. Wow! Happy Chanukah to you and yourn, and may good health and good fortune be your gifts.

]]> By: ayelet http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-339 ayelet Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:44:05 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-339 Our pleasure! That would be me, and Ofer, and my mom, and both my sisters, and their partners and my friends variously in Tel-Aviv, Haifa, London and Berkeley. All of whom I made read the blog before they voted. Some of them now claim to be regulars. But all of them also agree with us that - YOU ROCK!!! Our pleasure!
That would be me, and Ofer, and my mom, and both my sisters, and their partners and my friends variously in Tel-Aviv, Haifa, London and Berkeley.
All of whom I made read the blog before they voted.
Some of them now claim to be regulars.
But all of them also agree with us that -
YOU ROCK!!!

]]> By: LookyDaddy http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-336 LookyDaddy Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:09:10 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/17/fourth-list-of-ten-thanks-to-those-who-got-out-the-vote/#comment-336 The pleasure was all mine. I'm just happy I found you in time to lend a hand. The pleasure was all mine. I’m just happy I found you in time to lend a hand.

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