July 21, 2014
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Comments Off on America’s Border Crisis of Conscience
In San Pedro Sula, Honduras, 60 bodies lie in a heap on the floor of a morgue – the body count for just one day. Can we in good conscience send children back there – when we helped create the conditions they are escaping? Continue reading
July 2, 2014
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Comments Off on Summertime For The Working Parent
It’s a pipe dream that will never happen, but Jessica Valenti has a point that hits home with me, when she writes about the novel idea of “summer vacation for parents.” Sure, you laugh. Like I said, it’s a pipe dream that will … Continue reading
June 18, 2014
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Comments Off on A Family-Friendly Economy Begins With A Family-Friendly Workplace
While conservatives fret over breadwinner moms and caregiver dads, Democrats are working to create a more family-friendly economy, starting with a family-friendly workplace. Continue reading
August 23, 2013
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Comments Off on On Not Flying the “Not-So-Friendly” Skies
This doesn’t surprise me.
June 27, 2013
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Comments Off on The Day After DOMA: What’s Next?
Waking up this morning, after yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act, is a lot like waking the morning after your wedding day/night. Something momentous and life-changing has happened. The world looks pretty much the same as … Continue reading
June 26, 2013
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We are citizens. That’s what I said to my husband, when I called him moments after getting the news that the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). It’s borrowed from a line … Continue reading
June 4, 2013
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Comments Off on The New York Times & Young Black Experience: My Media Week
It’s only Monday, and it’s been an unusual week, in a very good way. Suddenly, I’m in the media. I wasn’t looking for it, and certainly wasn’t expecting it, but two opportunities to write and talk about being a gay … Continue reading
May 7, 2013
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Comments Off on The GOP Wages “Class Warfare” On Working Families
If, like me, you’re a working parent or any other adult struggling to balance the demands of work and family, you know the two biggest challenges to pulling off that balancing act: Time and Money. We never have enough of … Continue reading
April 9, 2013
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My mom turned to me one day and said something I’ve never forgotten since. I was in my teens, and was probably complaining about some chore that she wanted me to do, when she said to me, “There is no … Continue reading
December 6, 2012
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Comments Off on It’s Official: We Can Marry in Maryland
Marriage equality won big in Maryland this November. But, as with many things in life, the job isn’t finished until the paperwork is done. So, this update from Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is welcome news. It’s official! Courthouses can now … Continue reading
May 30, 2012
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When I read about the recent polls indicating a huge shift among African-Americans towards supporting same-sex marriage — a Public Policy Polling survey showing that 57% of African Americans say they’re likely to support Maryland’s marriage equality law, and a … Continue reading
May 10, 2012
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Comments Off on America Is “Evolving” Towards Justice
President Obama nearly cost me five bucks. In the build-up to his historic interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, a co-worker announced that he would bet $5 that President Obama would end of his evolution on same-sex marriage, and announce his … Continue reading
May 9, 2012
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Comments Off on Wow.
To be perfectly honest, I was not expecting this. video platform video management video solutions video player President Obama on Wednesday ended nearly two years of “evolving” on the issue of same-sex marriage by publicly endorsing it in a television … Continue reading
February 9, 2012
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Comments Off on Put A Ring On It: The Economics of Equality
In my previous post, I wrote that I’m likely to hear an old favorite conservative talking point repeated over and over again while I’m at CPAC: Married cures poverty, economic inequality, and just about any other economic complaint you can … Continue reading
June 17, 2011
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I know by now it’s been by everybody and his brother, but I’m posting it here for all the parents in the world who have ever thought what the title of this book says. [pro-player width=’400′ height=’380′]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVtr3QL-PXY[/pro-player] Go ahead, play … Continue reading
May 17, 2011
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Comments Off on Top 25 LGBT Parent Blogs
I’ve been so busy with work and family that I’ve fallen behind on my email. I didn’t know I was in the running, but apparently this blog has been voted one of Circle of Moms Top 25 LGBT Parent Blogs. … Continue reading
March 21, 2011
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“Honey, we’re on page two of the Washington Post.” That’s what my husband said to me Saturday morning, when he and Dylan returned from their swimming class, as he left on the counter a page that had been ripped from … Continue reading
February 28, 2011
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Comments Off on Dreaming In The Dark — The Oscars
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Conservatives’ Race to Oblivion I watched the Oscars last night, for what has to be at least the 30th time, because I’ve watched them every year since I was old … Continue reading
December 15, 2010
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I can’t remember why I suggested to Parker that he and I read the the Harry Potter books together. I’m sure it was in part because I wanted to continue to encourage in him a love of reading. That’s why … Continue reading
December 3, 2010
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Comments Off on My Grown-Up Christmas List
When it comes to the holiday season, I’m neither a Scrooge nor a fanatic. I enjoy the season for a multitude of reasons. And no, I don’t agree with most people about the “reason for the season,” and that’s O.K. … Continue reading