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“Young people grow up and it’s amazing what happens when you become a mom or a dad yourself. It’s amazing what happens when, all of a sudden now you are entrusted with a young life and that kid looks just like you and all of a sudden now it’s your little boy or your little girl. No one wants their …

But don’t hold your breath. The Boy Scouts of America will review a resolution that would allow individual units to accept gays as adult leaders, but a spokesman says there’s no expectation that the ban on gay leaders will in fact be lifted any time soon. The resolution was submitted by a Scout leader from the Northeast in April and …

And the Salt Lake Tribune doesn’t like it one bit. From today’s editorial: The Davis County School District is now targeting books for children that portray families headed by same-sex parents and a book with the message that bullying of homosexual teenagers is wrong. In Davis County, it seems, book banning based on intolerance is alive and well. The issue …

The Erie School District has banned Todd Parr’s well-regarded The Family Book because it mentions that some families have two moms or two dads. “The parents concerns that were voiced were the source of the material. it was from G.L.S.E.N. (gay, lesbian and straight network). And also the book that won’t be used moving forward was a family book and …

A 13 year-old Olympic diving hopeful will be the grand marshal of Indianapolis Pride with his two dads. Jordan Pisey Windle is used to being the center of attention. He has been the focus of his father’s life since the day in 2000 when Jerry Windle retrieved him from a Cambodian orphanage. He has been turning heads for the past …

The text on the upper right reads: “First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He’s the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver–all rolled into one. Or two.” The text at the bottom right reads: “Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason.” Fantastic. And I’m totally going to JC Penney …

GLAAD reports: Outspoken advocate, author and Eagle Scout, Zach Wahls, today delivered more than 275,000 signatures to the Boy Scouts of America at its National Annual Meeting in Florida, calling on the group to end its long history of anti-gay discrimination and reinstate Ohio mom Jennifer Tyrrell, who was forcibly removed as den leader of her son’s Boy Scouts troop …

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If you can bear it, today the Family Research Council released a 30 minute lie-filled attack of LGBT families. Many of the most notorious hate group leaders appear to reassert lies that have long been discredited. Beyond repulsive.

Last night intrepid JMG photographer Dr. Jeff accompanied me to the Family Equality Council’s 30th anniversary gala on Manhattan’s Pier 60, where over 750 LGBT moms, dads and allies swarmed the grand ballroom and mingled with bold-face names like Zach Wahls (so tall!), Tony winner David Hyde Pierce, comedian Judy Gold, Bishop Gene Robinson, Freedom To Marry head Evan Wolfson, …

Last night Zach Wahls appeared on The Daily Show to plug his new book, My Two Moms, and another new project, Out To Dinner.

Gays don’t deserve marriage because not many have kids.

“A series of short films documenting and celebrating happy, thriving LGBTQ couples and families.”

A gay family attending today’s White House Easter Egg Roll said they planned to confront the president about a pending executive order to ban workplace discrimination at companies that do business with the federal government. Jarrod Scarbrough and Les Sewell will travel from Albuquerque to Washington D.C. with their 8-year-old daughter to ask President Obama to sign an executive order …

Ask your mom if she wants to fill out a survey that will be part of an exhibit at the Museum Of Motherhood.

A new video series from the Family Equality Council: Family Equality Council Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler said the program was borne out of conversations with LGBT families over the last year. However, she said the need for the initiative became increasingly clear following recent news that the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) considered a strategy of recruiting the children of …