"I agree--I'm not sure it would work for me, and there are plenty of legal issues, which vary from state to state, depending on how the non-bio mom is recognized. But to each their own. One of the interesting points in the Globe article is…"
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- Lesbian parenting is just like straight parenting, but with more PMS and fewer legal rights. Mombian brings you news and opinions about LGBT parenting and related LGBT politics and culture. Why would I have a kid in some states and not others? Which TV shows tackle LGBT parenting in a positive or realistic light? And what's up with all the gay penguins and lesbian swans?
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DLBK commented on Mombian's blog post 'One Parent, Two Parents, Three Parents, Four . . .'"Also, in thinking of lesbian couples who include the sperm donor as a third parent--I'm just speculating, given that I'm not in that situation, but wouldn't that diminish the role of the non-biological mom? The child has three parents…"
DLBK commented on Mombian's blog post 'One Parent, Two Parents, Three Parents, Four . . .'"In theory I wouldn't want to co-parent with another person(s), because I like being the one to determine how my son gets brought up. In practice, my son spends three days per week with my in-laws. He's at their house during the day while I…"
mcglory13 commented on Mombian's blog post 'One Parent, Two Parents, Three Parents, Four . . .'"Obviously there are lots of heterosexual families that divorce, the parents remarry, and suddenly there are four parents in the mix. So, I don't know why this couldn't be true in non-heterosexual relationships as well. Personally, I…"
A blog post by Mombian was featuredOne Parent, Two Parents, Three Parents, Four . . .
Sunday's Boston Globe published a great article by Drake Bennett titled "Johnny has two mommies – and four dads," asking, "As complex families proliferate, the law considers: Can a child have more than two parents?"Good question, and one I've written about a few times before. In particular, Bennett…See More
Mombian posted a blog postOne Parent, Two Parents, Three Parents, Four . . .
Sunday's Boston Globe published a great article by Drake Bennett titled "Johnny has two mommies – and four dads," asking, "As complex families proliferate, the law considers: Can a child have more than two parents?"Good question, and one I've written about a few times before. In particular, Bennett…See More
mcglory13 commented on Mombian's blog post 'So That's Who All Those People Running Around My Home Are'"unmarried childless people, I should clarify."
mcglory13 commented on Mombian's blog post 'So That's Who All Those People Running Around My Home Are'"I can understand the sticking point on unmarried people living together being family from an emotional standpoint. People get caught up in permanence. Is this permament? How hard would it be for these people to walk away from each other? I think…"
"Also left out are kids being raised by grandparents. If the parents have split, as mine did, the grandparents are left in a terrible situation - either track down their own child to gain custody from them, which may not work or may expose their…"
A blog post by Mombian was featuredSo That's Who All Those People Running Around My Home Are
A family includes same-sex couples with children, as well as married gay and lesbian couples.That’s the belief of “a majority of Americans” who now include the above in their definition of family, according to a study by Brian Powell, a sociology professor at Indiana University, Bloomington.The New York Times has a recent piece about the study and Powell’s new book, Counted Out: Same-sex Relations and Americans’ Definitions of…See More
Mombian posted a blog postSo That's Who All Those People Running Around My Home Are
A family includes same-sex couples with children, as well as married gay and lesbian couples.That’s the belief of “a majority of Americans” who now include the above in their definition of family, according to a study by Brian Powell, a sociology professor at Indiana University, Bloomington.The New York Times has a recent piece about the study and Powell’s new book, Counted Out: Same-sex Relations and Americans’ Definitions of…See More
DLBK commented on Mombian's blog post 'New Study Finds -- Shock -- Adopted Kids of Lesbian and Gay Parents Doing Just Fine'"Personally I say "duh", but as a scientist I know that studies are very, very important."
mcglory13 commented on Mombian's blog post 'New Study Finds -- Shock -- Adopted Kids of Lesbian and Gay Parents Doing Just Fine'"Yeah, the thing is, nobody but bigots ever thought the kids would be less well off, and bigots aren't that good at understanding science. What with dinosaurs and people roaming the earth together. Still, nice to have official proof of…"
"Now can we set up some instant transfers of children from heterosexual douchebag parents to some nice, loving, same-sex parents?"
jenra commented on Mombian's blog post 'New Study Finds -- Shock -- Adopted Kids of Lesbian and Gay Parents Doing Just Fine'"But then the dang liberals would be right! It's nice to hear what I already knew validated and backed up by data."
mightyninjamom commented on Mombian's blog post 'New Study Finds -- Shock -- Adopted Kids of Lesbian and Gay Parents Doing Just Fine'"Well, DUH!"
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Posted on October 26, 2010 at 6:30pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Sunday's Boston Globe published a great article by Drake Bennett titled "Johnny has two mommies – and four dads," asking, "As complex families proliferate, the law considers: Can a child have more than two parents?"
Good question, and one I've written about a few times before. In… Continue
Good question, and one I've written about a few times before. In… Continue
So That's Who All Those People Running Around My Home Are
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:39pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
A family includes same-sex couples with children, as well as married gay and lesbian couples.
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That’s the belief of “a majority of Americans” who now include the above in their definition of family, according to a study by Brian Powell, a sociology professor at Indiana University, Bloomington.
The New York Times has a recent piece about the study and Powell’s new book, Counted Out:…
New Study Finds -- Shock -- Adopted Kids of Lesbian and Gay Parents Doing Just Fine
Posted on July 28, 2010 at 8:10pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
From the "not that those of us here needed proof, but it's good to have" files, a new study from the University of Virginia has found that the adoptive children of same-sex parents were on average "developing in typical ways."
"We found that children adopted by lesbian and gay couples are thriving," said U.Va. psychology professor Charlotte J. Patterson, who led the study. Her research used standard… Continue
"We found that children adopted by lesbian and gay couples are thriving," said U.Va. psychology professor Charlotte J. Patterson, who led the study. Her research used standard… Continue
You Mean Someone Still Uses the Term "Paramour"?
Posted on July 7, 2010 at 7:31pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
"Paramour" is one of those words--like "gout"--that one doesn't expect to hear outside of historical romance novels. Yet a Tennessee court of appeals last week struck down a ruling that used the state’s so-called “paramour clause” to prohibit Angel Chandler’s same-sex partner of over 10 years from spending the night when Chandler’s two children from a…
Continue Teens With Lesbian Parents Better Adjusted than Most
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:30am 11 Comments 0 Likes
A new report from the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS), the longest-running and largest study of American lesbian families, has found that the 17-year-old children of lesbian mothers, all conceived through donor insemination, "were rated higher than their peers in social, academic, and overall competence, and lower in aggressive behavior, rule-breaking, and social problems, on standardized assessments of psychological adjustment." The… Continue
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