O-mama - Opinionated Moms

• PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: Ellen Remains JC Penney's Spokeswoman
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 2/8/12

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Who doesn't like Ellen? An organization called One Million Moms doesn't, that's who. (For the record, they don't have a million moms...more than us, but closer to 40,000 than one million). They said that JC Penney shoppers would be "offended" that Ellen DeGeneres is their spokesperson because she is gay. Frankly, these Opinionated MAMAs are offended by that statement.  It was mean-spirited and...

• COME OUT, COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE: Today is National "Coming Out" Day
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 10/11/11

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...

• MOMENT OF TRUTH: DADT Repeal Passes
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 9/20/11

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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...

• FOR BETTER OR WORSE: NY Votes On Gay Marriage
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 6/24/11

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...

• THE WORD IS OUT: National Coming Out Day
• Posted by • 10/11/10

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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...