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"We Love You All, Equally": An Opinionated Mom's Perspective on GAY RIGHTS (Reposted from 11/09)

How many of us have been asked the questions, “Mommy, which of us is your favorite? Who do you love more?”  As parents, we know there is only one answer to questions like these…"We love you all, equally."

The truth is we may love each child equally, but they are not all the same.  And, at times, we may like one child’s behavior more than the other’s…the good student, the good athlete, the good manners…sometimes we can’t help ourselves, they are a reflection of the best in us, or so we hope.  Other times, they are...

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    Our children are gay, our sisters and brothers are gay and our neighbors are gay...it is the reality of our American family. So, if our soldiers are gay and willing to fight and die for our freedoms, I think we should fight for theirs. "We are the land of the FREE because we are the home of the brave." I'm glad that we had brave military commanders, directors and politicians stand up and...
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We can't lock our kids in closets, literally or figuratively.  Today is National Coming Out Day, so if your KID-O decides to step out of the darkness and shares a secret with you today, we hope you take a deep breath and open your arms wide and hug it out!!!  They need our unconditional love and support. Here are some words of wisdom from good old Dr. Seuss to put things simply and help you...

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UPDATED 9/20/11: DADT is officially over.  Openly gay service men and women can serve in the US Armed Forces. 

UPDATED 12/17/10: Final vote on the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" passed (65-31) today.

Original post 11/30/10: The results are in.  The Department of Defense’s long awaited study on how repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” would affect the military has been revealed.  The...

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Gay marriage is back in the news in NY. Wanna see what we said in 2009?  

Currently, about 14 million kids have biological gay or lesbian parents.  The latest statistics from the U.S. Census (2000) and National Survey of Family Growth (2002) estimate that there are approximately 2 million LGBT people interested in adopting.

MAMAs, think about how would you feel if your...

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It’s Columbus Day...and National Coming Out Day, as well.  For gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people, this day celebrates the act of them accepting and sharing their sexual orientation.  The day has been celebrated by the gay community since 1988.  Recent suicides over anti-gay bullying has made this years’ celebrations in remembrance of the kids who have died because of taunting and/or...

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Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled Wednesday that California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.  This is a major victory for gay-rights advocates, following a 5-month wait for Justice Walker to release his 136-page detailed rejection of Prop 8.  Walker argued, “"Banning gay marriage is fundamentally unconstitutional, and violates America’s commitment to...

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