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Estate Planning for Committed Lesbians 2008-02-28 14:26:00 Paper Clips! Originally uploaded by Tyler Howarth As a lesbian mom, I have unique concerns when it comes to my legal issues and financial estate. I am in a committed lesbian relationship with children from a previous marriage. The issues of child custody, visitation and support are a given whenever children are involved in a relationship. However, a heterosexual marriage is afforded many rights automatically upon union whereas a same-sex relationship has limited to zero rights in many parts of the world. Whenever a person enters a committed relationship they are entering a form of partnership. There are certain responsibilities relevant to the relationship that each party is expected to maintain. The government sometimes has laws and/or programs in place to provide aid and support to those people who might need it if they are experiencing problems with their relationship/partnership. The concerns of the gay and lesbian community are not included in many government systems, and ...

Shopping for A Two-Mommy Family 2008-02-08 02:28:00 In my adventures as a lesbian mom, I have realized that my life has changed on every single level since I became domestic partners with Gina.Something that was a subtle change for me was my shopping habits. What I noticed when I shop now is that I am buying items for another woman as a spouse, and that I’ve joined a unique category as a consumer that isn’t always accommodated in the retail world. For example, when shopping for gifts for each other, my wife and I have had some pretty interesting experiences in explaining to the salespeople what we are looking for. We are totally cool with coming out to the people who are providing customer service so that they can help us find what we’re looking for. It’s mostly an issue for my wife, who is more butch than I am. Say she goes to a lingerie store looking for lingerie as a gift for me, the salesperson might nervously ask her “Is this item going to be for you… or will it be a gift?” *LOL My wife is not the lingerie-wearing ty ...

Family Pride 2008-01-11 21:50:00 Family Image uploaded by Drab Makyo Family Pride is a relatively new idea towards gay and lesbian pride.The idea of family pride has grown lately as more same sex couples are becoming parents. Gay families are increasing as domestic partner and civil union rights expand, more employers are providing health benefits for partners and their children, and the general acceptance of gays and lesbians is on the rise. ‘Gay Pride’ and ‘Rainbow Pride’ are giving way to the changes to include ‘Family Pride’ as well. Family Pride festivals are fast becoming the replacement for gay families to the traditional and un-family friendly Gay Pride parades. As a lesbian mom with experience in this department, let me tell you that attending a traditional Gay Pride parade with children is not advised.Wifey and I tried to do the Long Beach, CA Pride Parade with the kids one year. We planned to attend the Los Angeles Pride Festival as well, but after the experience at Long Beach Pride we to ...

Lesbophobia - This is NOT A Happy Post 2007-12-22 01:02:00 Originally uploaded by Fotografiar Lesbophobia is NOT the next buzz word.A genocide is occurring and is a direct a result of Lesbophobia. I am not talking about the horrors in Darfur, or referring to the tragedy in Rwanda. Genocide does not have to include murder, though many times that is what ultimately occurs. According to Wikipedia, genocide is the “deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic, religious, or national group”. I believe this is what is happening for homosexuals everywhere. Our group has been consistently targeted and portrayed as immoral sexual deviants with little regard for family values, and the ‘moral-majority’ continuously tries to break our spirit. Though major advancements in gay and lesbian rights have been made around the world, homophobia is still running rampant. Gay men and women everywhere are still being held back from that promotion, kept in the dark about their partner’s health status, and getting eye-balled every time they ar ...

My Gaydar is Broken! 2007-12-07 20:20:00 * Originally uploaded by simpsontwin If you don’t know what ‘Gaydar’ is, it’s the ability to determine whether someone is gay or not.Apparently, I lack that ability because I am a lesbian and I didn’t even know it! My Gaydar is definitely broken. And it’s not like there weren’t signs either… the first time I ever had that ‘funny feeling’ about somebody was in 5th grade. There was a talent show at the junior high school across the street from my elementary school. For some reason, when this really cute guy was on the stage singing, I got a feeling in my body that I had never had before. Imagine my shock, when after the song he took a bow, dropped his cap, and turned out to be a she. OMG. And you would think that I knew at that point that I had an affinity to boi girls. Nope. Not me. I still chased the boy boys on the playground. I still sang the K-I-S-S-I-N-G song to the boys like all the other girls did. And I still checked “yes” in the box when a boy as ...

About This Blog 2007-12-01 18:50:00 The Rainbow Flag, GLBT Pride Originally uploaded by dbking Hello and welcome to The Lesbian Mommy Blog!Thank you for taking time from your life to visit and learn more about this blog. The mission of this blog is to connect like minded lesbians and relay vital information from the LGBT Community to the lesbian moms who need it. The life of a lesbian mommy is an adventurous one so I hope that as you surf this blog you are able to find interesting insights and valuable resources for your alternative lifestyle. We aim to please the gay parent counterculture, so you can expect to find exclusive and insightful topics here, along with resources for your own personal research such as links to discussion groups, supporting books and magazines, plus any other related websites of interest. We are only here because of Lesbians before us.The efforts of lesbian women throughout history have brought us to a place in our society where it is okay to speak out about being gay and living a lesbian ...