2008
Archive for the ‘Parenting’ Category
2008
2008
Gay marriage. Shades of pink
I felt the need to put my proverbial tuppenceworth into the discussion on gay marriage, for two reasons: 1. Gay marriage is a crucial step in redefining the outdated patriarchal nuclear family and helping ensure that gay couples who so choose can live with certain rights. 2. I got married last month to my partner, [...]
2008
…Life takes a turn…
2008
A photo of something that makes me smile: Hot cross bunny
My lover and I are that breed of non-breeders: namely a lesbian couple who adopt as many species as possible. Ironically, the concept of a substitute family didn’t cross our Sapphic minds until a friend’s assertion became a Eureka moment- only without the nudity or bubbles. Apropos the photo, of one of our clan: namely [...]
2007
Adoption, Gay or Straight?
Taking a quick break from my work to comment on this topic-of-the month. I worked for 5 years in a law office where the attorneys were Guardians ad Litem, appointed by the courts in cases of child neglect and abuse. Additionally, the office also did adoptions. Mainly, the adoptions were the stepparent type, where a [...]






