Archive for April, 2008

Our Family Coalition, the Bay Area’s queer family organization, held its tenth annual LGBTQ Family Night at the Berkeley YMCA this past weekend. And I won’t be the only one to tell you that when they say in their notices about the event that “hordes” of LGBTQ parents and their children attend, they are [...]

Sister and brother, Berkeley, CA.

Remember last week, when I did a Reader Appreciation Day funfest thingie, and asked folks to send in potential post titles, for which I would then write a matching post? The winning title-submitter would become the proud owner of the prototype LD Loves Me keychain: explicable to a select few; cheap as can be; [...]

Begs the question, doesn’t it. SINCE I NEVER WANTED TO BE A PRINCESS AT ALL. Now a Prince, we can talk.
You’ll never guess which one of the above pictured items was checked out of the library when the lil’ monkey was there with Other People Who Shall Remain Nameless*, and which one was [...]

Lil’ monkey, nearly two years ago. Now this pose is her brother’s. (With doggie now an angel at his shoulder.)
Busy Baba, with
No time to write a blog post,
Punts with old photo.
[And Happy Passover, for those of you celebrating!]

Drinking, Berkeley, CA.

Help is on the way

A long overdue site rehab is now getting underway in earnest. LD has needed sprucing for a while, but the Great Spam Attack of ‘08, plus the intercession of an angelic friend, has got the boulder moving.
Any preferences? I mean, you people are the ones who’ll notice the most. (The Reader Survey [...]

Today was Reader Appreciation Day, an event spear-headed by Robin Reagler, our gal over at The Other Mother. Robin has been a lesbian parent blogospheric cheerleader par excellence lately. This is her second group fun-fest in a few months, the earlier one being the Freedom to Marry week carnival of posts, celebrating something old, [...]



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    The whole LD Twitter enchilada is here. FWIW.


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    Lesbian Dad 101

    Lesbian Dad Lesbian Dad is written by a parent who answers to the name "Baba" and works toward a world in which amor does indeed vincit omnia.

    Still curious? You'll find a ton more on the About page. Or the Glossary. Or the Best of LD.

    Hispanohablantes: ¿aquí por error? Tengo una página para usted.

    Like to help keep this thing afloat? Ads dent, but don't cover operating costs. I'm grateful for whatever you might...




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    "We need to be able to innoculate our community--and the people we need to move--against our opposition. Who tells lies about us... It has to start with you. And your story." Kate Kendall, speaking in City Hall on the day of the CA Supreme Court's decision to uphold Prop 8.



    No Dumb Questions [H/t Gay Civil Rights Movement Media Center]



    Last 3 Selected Videos were:



    Everyone Matters: Dignity and Safety for Transgendered and Transexual People, "Barb & Don" - Pride Agenda's TV ad, & Phillip.



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    Prop 8 / The LGBTQ civil equality fight

    I've archived some material about the fight and this site's coverage and fundraising for it at a newly renovated LD No on 8 page. There you'll find links to good sources of background info on the issues, as well as sources of info on current campaigns, like The Courage Campaign's Equality Hub.



    For a thorough, ongoing news roundup (& more, updated daily), check out Stop8.org.