We here at It’s Conceivable are super-stoked about tonight’s inaugural episode of LezBeMommies Radio, for a bunch of reasons: (1) it promises to be a great resource for ladies who love ladies and want to have babies, (2) I get to be host Elizabeth Caliva’s first guest, and (3) we get to talk to other people — …
HOT TIP: LEZBEMOMMIES RADIO DEBUTS TONIGHT
We here at It’s Conceivable are super-stoked about tonight’s inaugural episode of LezBeMommies Radio, for a bunch of reasons: (1) it promises to be a great resource for ladies who love ladies and want to have babies, (2) I get to be host Elizabeth Caliva’s first guest, and (3) we get to talk to other people — maybe …
EVERYBODY LIMBO: THE OTHER TWO-WEEK WAIT
Dear Internet, The last time I wrote was months ago, and now my wife, Sir Mixalot, and I are expecting our first baby…today. Actually by the time this goes up it will be yesterday. Welp! I’m a terrible pregnancy correspondent, what can I say? It has been hard to find much to say about it …
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF TRYING TO CONCEIVE
The first time we saw a positive pregnancy test, the elation was overwhelming. First try, at home. Bam! We told everyone we had ever known that we were going to be parents. That included a Facebook status update and an email to our nearest and dearest. Then, we went in to hear the heartbeat and …
Q & A WITH FAMILY BY DESIGN FOUNDER DARREN SPEDALE
The LGBT community has always been on the forefront of alternative family-building. Now, thanks to a new website called Family By Design, lesbian and gay singles and couples have a comprehensive resource available for finding their ideal parenting partner(s). Whether you’re a single gay man looking to co-parent with a lesbian couple, a straight woman …
THE LGBT FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE
While we already know that we as gays and lesbians have more financial burdens than our straight counterparts, it is a pretty rare occasion that those outside of our community pay attention to our everyday struggles with financial disparities and inequities. Which is exactly why I was excited to see that Prudential insurance company launched a gigantic study all …
WHAT THE DOMA DECISION MEANS TO ME
It feels different. It does. After all the nerves and anticipation and frank dread, when the Supreme Court finally issued their rulings last week I had to check my Twitter feed to make sure I had heard it right. The Defense of Marriage act was dead? The bulk of my confusion resulted from the near …
FERTILITY WITH A SIDE OF PANCAKES
“Pa pa pa,” our 15 month old yells from her carseat as we pull up to the diner. This — in case you don’t speak toddlerese — means “pancake,” which she is totally psyched about and will invariably eat after Mama wrestles her into her highchair and scoots her up to the table of the …
SARAH AND PAM
First Name: Sarah Partner’s First Name: Pam Age: early 40s Hometown: Denver Number of Children: 2, Wynn and Marlo When did you decide you wanted children? It all just sort of happened. It was my birthday, I’d had too many margaritas and we met this guy in Puerto Vallarta…. Actually, that is not at all how it happened. I’m sure …
UPCOMING EVENT: LGBT FAMILY BUILDING EXPO
When: Saturday, April, 27, 2013 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Where: The Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY What: LGBT Family Building Expo, a fun, educational day for prospective LGBTQ parents Center Families will host a day full of resources for LGBTQ parents-to-be on Saturday, April 27 at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center’s (the Center) …