brave women

HuffPost reports:

"Anne Hathaway's family left the Catholic Church because of its intolerance of homosexuality. Anne grew up wanting to become a nun but shunned Catholicism when she learned her older brother, Michael, was gay."

ProudParenting had the opportunity to learn more about surrogacy from a woman who carried twins for a couple. Dawn [pictured] says that she enjoys being pregnant, her husband and family are supportive - and her friends are curious and concerned.

Lesbian mom Meredith Baxter comes out of the closet

Meredith Baxter came-out on the ''Today'' show - looking fabulous at 63-years old.

Baxter is probably best known for her seven years playing TV mom Elyse Keaton on Family Ties from 1982-1989 [171 episodes].

People offers a quick interview with Kelly McGillis, the most recent successful entertainer to come out as a lesbian.:

The woman who made many a male’s heart flutter as the sultry flight instructor in Top Gun has been married twice and has two children. But she says she's actually been a lesbian most of her life. "I tried really hard not to be who I am. I tried super hard," she says. "It was a difficult journey for me to come to terms and be whole and happy with who I am."

The South Florida Blade reports on a meeting between executives at Jackson Memorial Hospital and GLBT health advocates:

"According to the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association’s James Beaudreau, 'In addition to making sure that visitation policies are inclusive of same-sex partners and their children, and that the definition of family in visitation policies does not restrict visitors to biological family members, we hope to persuade the hospital to:

Discovery Health is promoting a special week of programming called Baby Week. Beginning Sunday, June 8 - at 8PM E/P - Discovery will offer "unbelievable stories" about family building and parenting.

Janice Langbehn made national news two years ago when she wasn’t allowed to be with her dying partner of 18 years, Lisa Pond, at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital. Lambda Legal later sued JMH on behalf of Langbehn and the couple’s children.