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.

Don't forget!

July 18- Let the kids channel their inner rockstar at The Dennis R. Neil Equality Center at 4th and Kenosha, downtown, from 3-5pm. We'll have prizes for the winners of this GUITAR HERO COMPETITION for elementary, middle and high school ages, snacks & juice. RSVP to Tara at tulsalgbtfamilies@gmail.com.

Movie Night- July 10

Join us at 7pm July 10th for a great movie, and discussion at the Equality Center.

Daddy & Papa is a film dedicated to the complex issues surrounding gay fathers who raise their children together.

The film is one hour, and we'll have an informal discussion after.

View the two minute trailer, here. RSVP to Tara at tulsalgbtfamilies@gmail.com.

Who's Your Daddy?

Interesting book alert!

"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)

Mark your calendar!

July 11- Join us at the great new splash-park at 41st and Riverside from noon-2pm. Bring your own picnic, bathing suit for the kids, and sunscreen. We'll bring the ice cream! (In case of inclement weather, we'll do it another time). RSVP to Tara at tulsalgbtfamilies@gmail.com.

July 18- Let the kids channel their inner rockstar at The Dennis R. Neil Equality Center at 4th and Kenosha, downtown, from 3-5pm. We'll have prizes for the winners of this GUITAR HERO competition for elementary, middle and high school ages, snacks & juice. RSVP to Tara at tulsalgbtfamilies@gmail.com.

Legal Victory for LGBT Issues in Schools

It's somewhat sad that a victory means that students now have the support of the law to be able to search for "LGBT" in their school libraries and not have only anti-LGBT material come up. Nevertheless, success is success! The story is here.

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.

Great Books

This library resource has a great list of resource books (scroll down to the bottom). If you see one that you think the Equality Center should have, leave a comment, and we'll see if we can acquire it.

Toronto Queer Film Festival Debuts Family Films

Here are a few movies to put on your Netflicks queue: Baby Love and Half Life. To see the reviews, click here.

Faith Resources

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has a new resource for families and religious organizations. Their faith resources are quite extensive.

Alert: Camp Cuteness!

Camp Ten Trees is a summer camp in the Pacific Northwest for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Questioning & Allied Youth and Children of LGBTQ families.
We will have applications available at Oklahomans for Equality-- you can pick them up at the informational brochure shelves in the Sue Welsh Hall.

Parenting and Feminism

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

Tulsa Day Care Statistics

What's your favorite Tulsa day care? The Tulsa World reports on three high performers; the story is here. The three day care centers with three stars with no complaints or violations were:

*Good Shepherd Early Childhood Education Center, 8730 E. Skelly Drive
*Happy Hearts Academy, 1010 N. Yale Ave.
*Bethany Community School, 6730 S. Sheridan Road

The article reports, "among the 37 three-star centers, about 400 inspection violations were found and 23 confirmed complaints."

Maine to offer same-sex marriage

See the article, here!

Lesbian Mom's Blog

Here's an early Mother's Day gift; a blog for lesbian moms.

Great Parenting Resource

The Center, an LGBT Resource Center in NYC, has great parenting resources.  Click here to see their families page. They have a super informative "Ask the Experts" page, here. 

Their website explains the many services they offer:

"Center Kids programs include support groups for LGBT parents and prospective parents; trainings for teachers and school administrators; advocacy and activist efforts; support around alternative insemination, adoption, surrogacy and nontraditional cooperative parenting arrangements; forums on issues such as custody when LGBT parents separate or financial planning for alternative families; and recreational programs for children 8 and under (Halloween Parties, Holiday Parties, Play Days, etc.)." (citation here)

Of these, which do you think are the most important for us to think about in Oklahoma?