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?

Best title of a news article today

If this doesn't bring a smile to your face, what will? Lone Protestor at Equality and Justice Day Is Chased Away by Children in Rainbow Tights.

Fun, Fun!

Thanks to all that came out for Arts & Crafts day at Oklahomans for Equality this Saturday. There are some real budding artists out there! If your children missed the chance to make parent's day presents for mom or moms, dad or dads, be sure to keep up with our website! We'll be hosting other fun, family-friendly events for you this summer!

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!

Interesting Reading

This article, which considers the role of culture within the context of LGBT parenting, is worth a few minutes of your time.

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

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

Family Equality Council Outing

The Family Equality Council is hosting a week-long LGBT outing. "Scheduled for August 1-8, 2009 in Provincetown, MA, Family Week is the largest gathering of LGBT Families and their friends in the United States. The 14th annual Family Week brings to you workshops, social gatherings, meals and much more for all ages," explains their website. I don't know much about this, but if you've ever been or known someone that has, please leave a comment!

Get ready for some baseball!

We will be planning a Tulsa LGBT Families night at the Tulsa Drillers! We are working on a date that works for everyone. Details soon!

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.

Helpful Web Resources

You may want to make this website available to your children.

We have copies of Gay Parent Magazine free for you at Oklahomans for Equality.

Proud Parenting has lots of relevant and interesting news stories about adoption, insemination, surrogacy and so on.

Also, Oklahoma City Lesbian Mom's webpage is here.

Hooray!

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

Mark your calendars

Tulsa's Pride on June 6
Join us for kid-friendly Pride Events: From 11am to 11pm, Centennial Park (6th and Peoria). Pride will feature a Kids Zone with inflatable two forty foot water slides, mechanical bull rides, rock climbing, a jupiter jump and fun games for the whole family!