New DC Law helps lesbian parents

When two women become parents together through artifical insemination, DC now extends parental rights to both women. The story is here.

Back to school shopping?

Consider TJ Maxx & Marshall's! They support a Dallas resource center. Story here. 

Parenting Resources

Great books, films, and school resources can be found here.

Bill

From the fabulous Philadelphia Gay Parenting Examiner, we learn that Bill Clinton is in favor of marriage rights.

In the news

Debate over Florida's gay adoption ban heats up: read about it here.

"He has two moms"

An interesting Washington Post article, here. Also, the author, Dana Rudolph keeps a blog, Mombian, for LGBT parents.

Gayby Revolution

An interesting article, here. (A republican activist supports his lesbian mothers' right to marry, from CNN)

International Gay Parenting

This is an interesting article about Israel's baby boom in the gay community.

Prop 8 in California

Given the California's Supreme Court ruling upholding the ban on gay marriage (for the NYTimes story, click here), the Family Equality Council has a really great response with resources families can use: click here. For example, their response has resources for how to talk to your children about the Prop 8 decision.

Parenting and Feminism

Can the two meet? An interesting article on the topic from The Nation, here.

Schools considering LGBT curriculum

Alameda County, California, is considering a curriculum which will include lessons on LGBT individuals. The anti-bullying curriculum is under review to cover gay-bullying, and the county is considering one lesson a year to focus on LGBT issues. This, of course, if provoking a firestorm of controversy. What do you think? Assuming it would be possible for Tulsa schools to be more inclusive of LGBT issues, do you think they should be? How should they go about it? What are the most important things to cover? The story is here. Share your comments!

President Obama Invites LGBT Families to Easter Egg Hunt at the White House

See the AP story, and some cute photos, here.

Victory in Iowa!

The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously decided today that a 1998 law limiting marriage to a man and a woman was unconstitutional. Same sex marriage in Iowa will be legal in as few as 21 days. See the NYTimes story, here.

Want to road trip to Iowa? It is just over seven hours to Des Moines.

Hooray!

Tulsa is one of the top five emerging cities for gays and lesbians. Read the story, here.

Majority Support

A 2007 CNN poll found that a majority of poll respondents felt gay and lesbian couples should have the legal right to adopt children.