Mom Dresses Daughter Up As Historical Badass Ladies, Is Awesome
Vanessa’s Team Pick: Awesome mom dresses 5-year-old daughter up as independent strong women from history, results in infinite cuteness and warm fuzzy girl power feelings.
“Is She Gay? Should I Ask Her?”: Advice To Moms Who Have Queer Daughters
A mom turned to an internet message board to ask how she should handle the fact that her daughter is a lesbian and people actually responded and gave great advice. Then we wanted to give some advice, too.
Modern Babies Totally Know How Gay And Drunk You Are
Personally, I blame the hit sequel “Heather’s Two Mommies Have Two Kegs Of Miller Lite.”
Choosing Jonah: A Family History of Abortion, Choice and Love
Sometimes the gulf between my own experience and “typical” parents is the same as that between parents and non-parents. And yet, on a fundamental level it’s also the same joy and the same challenge that we all face.
How To Live With Kids: Four Zines You’ll All Like, Probably
Zines for gender-neutral kids, unschooling kids, kids and their parents, and totally Wild Children. BAM.
What’s It Like Growing Up With A Transgender Parent? Sharon Shattuck Knows.
“I think the one thing that really sticks with me from my childhood is that I felt very alone–I felt like no one else’s family was like mine, so I just sequestered that part of my life and didn’t talk about it with my friends or acquaintances.”
Every Badass Woman Was Once A Mighty Girl
Gabby’s Team Pick: I might just spend the afternoon brushing up on my female empowerment media through AMightyGirl.com because then it’s not slacking right? Then it’s Feminism.
19 Terribly Interesting Tips On Raising A Trans Kid (From A Trans Kid)
“There is no Parenting Trans Kids 101 textbook. All there is is showing up to class.”
A.K. Summers Draws The Life And Times Of A Pregnant Butch
Jamie’s Team Pick: What to expect when you’re expecting, and identify as a butch dyke.
How to Live With, Be Around and Give Gifts to Kids: Holiday Season Special
You may soon find yourself in charge of or surrounded by one or more children. They may even be expecting gifts. This will help.
How to Live With Kids: Chores and Responsibilities
The joys of child labor and indentured servitude.
How to Live with Kids: Food & Cooking
You can either make your own coffee seven days a week, or you can teach your kids how to do it for you.
How to Live With Kids: Toys & Entertainment
In which this is not a mommy blog and we talk about how to live with kids without becoming a crazy person. This week’s specialty: toys!
Canadian Parents Raise Gender-Neutral Baby by Not Revealing Its Sex
What happens when a family decides to kick “It’s a boy!”/”It’s a girl!” to the curb.
In Which This is Not a Mommy Blog and I Need Gluten-Free Advice
“Despite strong suggestions / all-out requests, I’ve successfully avoided writing about parenting or my children for two years! And now that’s over.”
What It Feels Like For A Lesbian Household: Recent Studies On Gay Families
Lesbian families are a thing – but to the scientific community, they still sometimes seem like an enigma wrapped in a mystery wrapped in Melissa Etheridge. Here are some of the hard facts.
My Two (Lesbian) Mums
Look at the cute British lesbian couples and their children! Also, do you have two moms or two dads? We care. More inside.
Zero Percent Of Kids With Lesbian Parents Report Abuse, Gay Moms FTW
Zero percent of teens with lesbian parents report instances of abuse; probably this means everyone should have two moms, like Riese. Also: You can get married over Skype now, Dan Choi is eloquent on Veterans/Remembrance Day, and meeting Autostraddlers and making friends will make you happy.
Things Laneia’s 5-Year-Old Son Said
“If you loved me then you should’ve put some cheese on it.”
Editors’ Team Pick of Happy Gay Happiness: Dara & Helena’s Wedding by Robin Roemer
THERE IS LESBIAN HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD THIS WEEK AND WE HAVE PROOF.