Archive for November, 2009

A synopsis of a synopsis

Lately I’ve been posting more pictures here than usual, and whether or not they succeed in conveying a thousand words, from time to time and for one reason or another,  it’s the best I can do.
So! Today, I’ve struck a compromise: an image of text, which itself depicts an amalgam of multiple, very short bits of [...]

Ghost boy/boy, Arnold, CA.

Wishing you well

I’ll be away from the internet through the coming weekend, or at least away from reliable sources thereof.
In honor of Thanksgiving, a big big holiday for those of us who are aware of what we’ve got to be thankful for (and in case I can’t find me any WiFi in the hills, or get struck [...]

I could have also entitled this “Baba’s mood is…” since the image captures that pretty nicely, too. Okay it’s a bit understated. It’s more like this other picture, by his sister.  But I don’t want to impose my interpretive vision on that of the artist.
He was having a perfectly fine time with the paper, but [...]

Confident boy, Berkeley, CA.

Proof positive

Fairies exist.  Just ask my daughter.

Mary go around

Or at least that’s what the lil’ monkey used to call them. She may know better now, but I don’t have the heart to ask and find out. This one’s at the Oakland Zoo.

Bay view, Berkeley, CA.



    LDonTwitter.final



    The whole LD Twitter enchilada is here. FWIW.


    selectedvideo.final






    Offered as a public service. With huge gratitude for Beyoncé's voice and musicianship. Destiny's Child and a bit o' Cyndi Lauper singing "Ooh Child," by the Five Stairsteps.




    LGBTcivilrights.final




    EQAcrossAM Holding the 14th amendment to its word.








    Archived material about the 2008 California marriage equality fight and this site's treatment of it can be found at an LD No on 8 page. There you'll also find links to background info on the marriage equality issue & sources of info on current campaigns, like The Courage Campaign's Equality Hub. For ongoing news roundup on national marriage equality issues (updated daily), check out Stop8.org.







    LesbianDad101.final
    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. The closest thing to an origin story can be found in this six-post series, excerpted from an essay of mine describing the dawn of my lesbian fatherhood.

    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...