Comments on: We really are family http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:15:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: For the record at Lesbian Dad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-522141 For the record at Lesbian Dad Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:23:59 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-522141 [...] treatment under them.  They totally get the majority/minority stuff. They get it that we’re a left-handed family in a right-handed world. The law part? The unfair treatment part? Blurry. Perhaps because here the power lies way, way [...] [...] treatment under them.  They totally get the majority/minority stuff. They get it that we’re a left-handed family in a right-handed world. The law part? The unfair treatment part? Blurry. Perhaps because here the power lies way, way [...]

]]> By: Mother of God, LD is up for a Bloggie! at Lesbian Dad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-463105 Mother of God, LD is up for a Bloggie! at Lesbian Dad Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:06:55 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-463105 [...] in weblog award competition-jamborees past, I feel no competitive zeal (these are my sistren and brethren, after all), and neither will I shamelessly pander for your [...] [...] in weblog award competition-jamborees past, I feel no competitive zeal (these are my sistren and brethren, after all), and neither will I shamelessly pander for your [...]

]]> By: It’s Lezzy VOTING time! at Lesbian Dad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-343414 It’s Lezzy VOTING time! at Lesbian Dad Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:18:22 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-343414 [...] Weblog Awards this year, up for Best New Blog. I have a special sympathetic place in my heart for bruising Best New Blog battles, though this one wasn’t right vs. lesbian, but left vs. lesbian.  Go figure.  But [...] [...] Weblog Awards this year, up for Best New Blog. I have a special sympathetic place in my heart for bruising Best New Blog battles, though this one wasn’t right vs. lesbian, but left vs. lesbian.  Go figure.  But [...]

]]> By: Power to women at Lesbian Dad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-230870 Power to women at Lesbian Dad Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:03:57 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-230870 [...] we might never approach in the physical world.  That can be bracing in an icky way (as I mention here at the conclusion of the 2006 Weblog Awards voting melee), but it can also be bracing in an [...] [...] we might never approach in the physical world.  That can be bracing in an icky way (as I mention here at the conclusion of the 2006 Weblog Awards voting melee), but it can also be bracing in an [...]

]]> By: Hair today, gone tomorrow at LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-84780 Hair today, gone tomorrow at LesbianDad Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:38:06 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-84780 [...] So far, I’ve encountered no face-to-face ickiness in front of the kids. I have time to forumulate the best “teaching moment” response, if and when I catch hell from a hate-mongerer in their presence. (I’m thinking it’ll be simple: Love the spitter; hate the spit. It’ll feel less simple if they’re the target of the spittle. But we’ll burn that bridge when we get to it.) [...] [...] So far, I’ve encountered no face-to-face ickiness in front of the kids. I have time to forumulate the best “teaching moment” response, if and when I catch hell from a hate-mongerer in their presence. (I’m thinking it’ll be simple: Love the spitter; hate the spit. It’ll feel less simple if they’re the target of the spittle. But we’ll burn that bridge when we get to it.) [...]

]]> By: They’re baaaaaaack at LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-47570 They’re baaaaaaack at LesbianDad Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:50:14 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-47570 [...] 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: They’re baaaaaaack at LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-47569 They’re baaaaaaack at LesbianDad Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:50:12 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-47569 [...] 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: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-361 LesbianDad Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:21:39 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-361 Ah, the Scandahoovians. Ever so civil. Herring notwithstanding. Many thanks, bro. Ah, the Scandahoovians. Ever so civil. Herring notwithstanding. Many thanks, bro.

]]> By: tron http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-348 tron Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:41:10 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-348 P, Excellent blog and, as always, wonderful writing. Congrats on a well deserved victory! Here is an article from the cold north about the rights in Norway for registered partners (gay and lesbians) to adopt the other partner's child (official Government website): http://www.norway.org/policy/gender/gay/homo.htm "As from 1 January 2002, it became possible for registered partners to adopt the other partner’s child (stepchild adoption). This statutory amendment was introduced to ensure that children are provided with a safe, predictable legal framework during their childhood and adolescent years. The same criteria that apply to stepchild adoption for spouses apply to stepchild adoption for registered partners." P,
Excellent blog and, as always, wonderful writing. Congrats on a well deserved victory!

Here is an article from the cold north about the rights in Norway for registered partners (gay and lesbians) to adopt the other partner’s child (official Government website):

http://www.norway.org/policy/gender/gay/homo.htm

“As from 1 January 2002, it became possible for registered partners to adopt the other partner’s child (stepchild adoption). This statutory amendment was introduced to ensure that children are provided with a safe, predictable legal framework during their childhood and adolescent years. The same criteria that apply to stepchild adoption for spouses apply to stepchild adoption for registered partners.”

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/we-really-are-family/comment-page-1/#comment-338 LesbianDad Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:35:23 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/15/we-really-are-family/#comment-338 Thanks for the kind words. Back to the carousel for me. I woulda been grateful to sit back and watch my clock get cleaned by my fellows, that's for sure. Now I'm off to root around in the dustbin of history for Mr or Ms Yellow Dog. So's I can ask him or her to move over and give me some room! Thanks for the kind words. Back to the carousel for me. I woulda been grateful to sit back and watch my clock get cleaned by my fellows, that’s for sure. Now I’m off to root around in the dustbin of history for Mr or Ms Yellow Dog. So’s I can ask him or her to move over and give me some room!

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