Lesbian Moms

LISTEN: How Gay And Lesbian Couples Become Biological Parents

Charlotte Robinson | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Gay Dads, Same-Sex Parents, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parenting, Gay Moms, Gay Parents, Reproductive Science Center of New England, Assisted Reproduction, Video, Gay Voices News

Dr. Samuel Pang is the Medical Director of the Reproductive Science Center of New England (RSC), a pioneer in helping lesbians and gay men become parents. I talked with Dr. Pang about these procedures and issues facing our LGBT community.

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What Mother's Day Means To Our Family

Lillian Rivera | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: LGBT Families, Mother's Day 2012, Mother's Day, Lesbian Parents, Lesbian Moms, Same-Sex Parents, Gay Parents, LGBT Parents, Gay Voices News

On this Mother's Day we will honor our little family of three. We will celebrate our love, our commitment, and our journey as parents of an amazing child who inspires us to laugh, love, and enjoy and accept life's lessons.

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Motherhood: Ecstatic, Frenzied And Exhausted

Staceyann Chin | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Single Mothers, Single Motherhood, New Mothers, Motherhood, Lesbian Mothers, Lesbian Moms, Mother's Day 2012, Mother's Day, New Motherhood, Gay Voices News

Last year, on Mother's day, I found out I was pregnant. I can hardly believe it's been a year since that gleeful Mother's Day. Only a year later, and life is a completely different shade of tumbling. I have become the mother of a rather scrumptious little girl.

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The Birds And The Bees, With A Twist

Cheryl Dumesnil | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Sperm Donors, Artificial Insemination, The Birds and the Bees, Gay Parenting, Gays and Lesbians, Lesbian Parents, Lesbians, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, Talking to Kids About Sex, Where Do Babies Come From, Gay Voices News

Recently my wife and I realized that while our older son could recite the egg/sperm/donor story at age 2, we're not sure what our younger son knows about his beginnings. We decided to wait for a teachable moment to arrive, which happened one morning last week.

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WATCH: Lesbian Moms Tell How Amendment 1 Would Hurt Their Family

Mimi Schiffman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: North Carolina Amendment One, NC Amendment One, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, Gay Marriage, Amendment 1, Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Couples, Lesbian, Gay Voices News

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WATCH: 12-Year-Old Boy Stands Up For Lesbian Moms, Fights Amendment One

Mimi Schiffman | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: North Carolina Amendment 1, Amendment One, North Carolina Gay Marriage, Gay Moms, Gay Marriage, North Carolina Same-Sex Marriage, North Carolina Amendment One, Same-Sex Parents, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, Amendment 1, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Voices News

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We're Just Like Any Other Family, Except...

Cheryl Dumesnil | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, LGBT Families, LGBT Parents, Lesbian, Gay Voices News

My wife Tracie and I have been playing "suburban lesbian poster family" since our oldest son was kickin' it in utero. But I have a confession to make: the rally cry of the marriage equality movement -- "We're just like everyone else!" -- doesn't fit for me.

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WATCH: Lesbian Mom, Straight Dad, Modern Family

Nathan Manske | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Children of Gay Parents, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, Lesbian, Gay Parent, Gay Mom, Lesbian Mom, Gay Moms, Video, Gay Voices News

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For Same-Sex Couples, A Tale Of Two Paths To Parenting

Gary J. Gates | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Gay Parenting, Gay Adoption, Same-Sex Parents Demographics, Gay Parents Demographics, LGBT Families, Gay Moms, Lgbt Parents Demographics, Gay Dads, Same-Sex Parents, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, LGBT Parents, Gay Voices News

Modern Family highlights a common contemporary media image of gay parenting: wealthy, urban, white gay men raising an adopted child. However, U.S. Census Bureau data suggest that same-sex couples raising children are substantially more diverse.

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Celebrating the Past, Committing to the Future

Jennifer Chrisler | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Children of Gay Parents, Gay Rights, Gay Parents, Gay Families, LGBT Families, Gay Moms, Gay Dads, Lesbian Moms, LGBT Parents, Gay Voices News

It's hard to remember and hard to imagine, frankly, a time when just the simple fact of being gay or lesbian meant that you could have no relationship with your children. The courts automatically presumed you were an unfit parent.

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My Sister Married This Wonderful Girl's Mom (VIDEO)

Maria Burnham | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Lesbian, Gay Marriage, Gay Moms, Two Moms, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, LGBT Parents, Video, Gay Voices News

My parents, once so concerned about Sophie's welfare, long ago realized that she is one blessed little girl. She has more family in her life, more people to love her and love on her, and more people to turn to than most girls her age.

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Another Victory for Gay Parents and Their Children

Nadine Smith | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Equality Florida, Custody, Gay Adoption, Lesbian, Gay Rights, Gay Parenting, Lesbian Parents, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, Gay Voices News

On Dec. 23, 2011, Florida's 5th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that the state of Florida must recognize the parental rights of two lesbian moms, one the biological mother who contributed the egg and the other who was the birth mother.

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Zach Wahls: Love Makes a Family

Jennifer Chrisler | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Zach Wahls, Gay Families, Gay Moms, LGBT Families, Zach Wahls Speech, Zach Wahls Video, Lesbian Parents, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parents, LGBT Parents, Video, Gay Voices News

It's obvious that Zach Wahls is a loved kid. You can instantly tell by the way he talks about his family. The wild popularity of Zach's testimony is so important because not everyone has had the opportunity to get to know families like his.

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No, I Don't Want to Get Pregnant... So Stop Asking

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Lesbian, Pregnancy, Lesbian Moms, Adoption, Lesbian Newlyweds, Lesbian Adoption, Lesbians Adoption, Gay Voices News

I have been married for a little over a year. On Saturday I will turn 32. Since I'm married and in my 30s, apparently I'm supposed to have a baby. I learned this because people won't stop asking me every five seconds about it.

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Veronica Rhodes: Coming Out At School

Red Room | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Lesbian Parenting, Parents Back to School, Lesbian Moms, Gay Parenting, Gay Parents, Redroom, Back to School, Parents News

My younger daughter started first grade this month and it wasn't pretty. Shrieking, crying, clinging and begging to go home. If that wasn't enough, she outed me to her teacher on day 2.

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Mother No More?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage, Homogamy, Gay Rights, Lesbian, Custody Battle, Lesbian Moms, Gay Adoption, Gay Marriage, Adoption, North Carolina, Politics News

North Carolina's Supreme Court voids "second-parent" adoptions by homogamous couples. Related Topics, by Judy Shapiro, calls my attention to a very a...

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Re-Introducing Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Women of African Descent

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

a groundbreaking study in July came out titled "Black Lesbians Matter" examining the unique experiences, perspectives, and priorities of the Black LBT community, and sadly little is known about it.

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What Transgendered Parents Can Teach Us About Motherhood and Fatherhood

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: LGBT Rights, Kentucky, Gay Dads, Fatherhood, Parenting, Lesbian Moms, LGBT Families, Children, Transgender Issues, Gender, Parents-Dads, Healthy Living News

We need to focus on what it means to mother and to father a child, rather than on the sex of the parent who happens to be doing the mothering or fathering.

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The Poor, the Preschoolers and the Pope

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

Church was demonstrating that the East coast did not have a monopoly on sacrificing good works on dogma's altar.

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Gendering Parenthood Studies

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Single Mothers, Parenting, Research, Lesbian Moms, Sociology, Same-Sex Marriage, Adoption, Healthy Living News

Who parents "best"? This post follows up on Exemplary parenting, same-sex style. A new review of several dozen parenting studies attempts to assess t...

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Introducing The New Gay & Lesbian Manners

Steven Petrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights, Lesbian Moms, Gays, Lesbian, Gay Marriage, Lgbt, Manners, Style News

The new gay and lesbian manners are confusing. What do you call little Heather's two mommies? How do you word a same-sex wedding invitation? How do you deal with gay bullying or a potential hate crime? What do you do when a condom breaks?

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Queeries: "Where Did These Kids Come From?"

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Rights, Lesbian, LGBT Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Lesbian Moms, Gays, LGBT Families, Gay Adoption, Gay Issues, Adoption, Healthy Living News

Although millions of gay and lesbian households with kids now exist, this phenomenon is still, well, a phenomenon and by that I mean something new and remarkable.

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Gay Moms Doing Well, In Spite of Prop 8

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Alex Sykes, Later Motherhood, Wanda Sykes, Lesbian Moms, Gay Marriage, CDC Birth Data, Prop 8, California Supreme Court Decision on Prop 8, Healthy Living News

Out gay women become moms for many of the same reasons as straight women, but accident is not one of them. These highly intentional moms are changing our understanding of what family can mean, and their successes inspire more change.

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Marriage For Everyone: Worth the Fight

Sara Whitman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LGBT Politics, LGBT Issues, LGBT Community, LGBT Rights, Glad, Families, Social Security Benefits, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Massachussets, Lesbian, Gay, Gay Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Lesbian Moms, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News

Today, we are approaching the fifth anniversary of marriage equality in our state. We have pushed the envelope, no question. And we will continue to.

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