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Mom of gay kids calls on parents to ‘come out’

Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 9:11am
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Linda Stay, a Utah mother of two gay kids, is calling on other parents with GLBT children to join her in fighting for equality for their sons and daughters. Stay advises on her website, "Share who your children are with your friends, your co-workers, your siblings, with everyone. When you hear derogatory comments about gay or lesbian people ... all you need to say is, ‘I have a gay son or a lesbian daughter.


Lesbian couple dies in car crash

Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 3:22pm
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Longtime partners Ina Mae Murri and Stella Lopez-Armijo died within moments of one another on Saturday, July 17 in southeast Idaho near Preston after they were involved in a car accident. The women were together for more than 35 years and were pioneers in recognition for lesbian mothers as well as role models for many in the LGBT community. They met at a Pride Parade in San Francisco 35 years ago.


Roseanne's Sara Gilbert brings a lesbian mom's perspective to talk show

Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 8:51pm
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Openly gay actress Sara Gilbert will be joining five other women on a new CBS talk show targeted to moms. Sara is mother to two children - along with Allison Adler, her partner of eight years. The two are raising son Levi Hank, born to Allison in 2004, and daughter Sawyer, born to Sara in 2007.

Sara will be joined by Sharon Osbourne, Big Brother host Julie Chen, actress Holly Robinson Peete, Broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Leah Remini from King of Queens.


"I would never be the kind of parent to force somebody to be something they are not."

Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 12:35pm
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"I think she (Shiloh) is fascinating, the choices she is making. And I would never be the kind of parent to force somebody to be something they are not. I think that is just bad parenting... Children should be allowed to express themselves in whatever way they wish without anybody judging them because it is an important part of their growth.


Melissa Etheridge's ex files for full custody

Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 07/04/2010 - 3:34pm
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Melissa Etheridge's baby mama, Tammy Lynn Michaels, has filed legal docs asking for full custody of their twin children. According to TMZ Tammy is asking for full legal and physical custody - along with spousal support. She carried the twins to term, after being impregnated by an anonymous sperm donor. In Melissa's docs, she filed for joint legal and physical custody.


Proud Lesbians: Ally Sheedy's daughter and mother

Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 06/30/2010 - 9:25am
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With her daughter's permission, Ally Sheedy announced that her daughter Rebecca [pictured with Mom] is a lesbian. She made the statement while on the red carpet of The Trevor Project's 10th annual East Coast fundraising gala. The Trevor Project is the nation's largest GLBT youth suicide prevention organization.

While on the red carpet, Sheedy said: "My daughter has just come out, so... it's personal."


Becoming a birth mother over 40 can still be risky

Submitted by Community Editor on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 7:14am
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There's a new trend in parenting. Some women are reaching their mid-40's and feeling the desire to carry a baby. "Egg donation and fertility treatments make having children in your 40's more possible. But you start getting into progressive difficulties for mother and child," said Dr. Ingrid A. Rodi, a Santa Monica fertility specialist.


Obama apologizes to lesbian widow but hospital will not

Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 8:50am
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President Barack Obama apologized by phone to a woman prevented from seeing her dying partner at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Just a few years ago, Janice Langbehn [left] pleaded with doctors to get hospital visitation - as her partner of 17 years slipped into a coma. Eight hours passed before Langbehn would be allowed into the Trauma Center. By then, she could only say her final farewell as a priest performed the last rites on 39-year-old Lisa Marie Pond [right].


Lesbian albatrosses are new moms

Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 8:47pm
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A lesbian royal albatross couple - on the Otago Peninsula of New Zealand - have become proud parents.

The chick, which hatched last week, is one of 17 birds born this year in the South Island - the only mainland breeding colony of the endangered animal in the world.

A spokesman from the Department of Conservation, Robin Thomas, said while same-sex pairings have occurred before, it's "not common".


Rosie O'Donnell's new documentary on HBO: 'A Family is a Family is a Family...'

Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 01/24/2010 - 4:49pm
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Rosie O'Donnell and HBO offer an important documentary airing January 31 at 7PM, called A Family is a Family is a Family: A Rosie O’Donnell Celebration.

In the documentary, children of various families offer their insights about what being a family means to them.


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