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Moira Greyland’s story | “I was born into a family of famous gay pagan authors in the late Sixties.”

Moira Greyland’s story | “I was born into a family of famous gay pagan authors in the late Sixties.”

by Them Before Us | Nov 19, 2019 | Stories | 19 comments

I was born into a family of famous gay pagan authors in the late Sixties. My mother was Marion Zimmer Bradley, and my father was Walter Breen. Between them, they wrote over 100 books: my mother wrote science fiction and fantasy (Mists of Avalon), and my father wrote...
What it takes to become baby “Robert Ray Black-Daley”

What it takes to become baby “Robert Ray Black-Daley”

by Katy Faust | Jul 5, 2018 | The Latest | 24 comments

This week the twitterverse celebrated the arrival of baby Robert Ray Black-Daley via surrogacy.  Baby Robert was conceived using donor eggs and the sperm of either Tom Daley or Dustin Black.  From the pregnancy announcement, to the surprise baby shower to their...
Father’s Day for a Lesbian’s Daughter

Father’s Day for a Lesbian’s Daughter

by Brandi Walton | Jun 19, 2017 | The Latest | 9 comments

Another Father’s Day. Another phone call I didn’t make. I was raised by my lesbian mother who divorced my father when I was one year old. My mother told my father to go away and never come back.  And that’s exactly what he did. It should come as no...
Same-Sex Parenting: Key Research Findings & What Studies Reveal

Same-Sex Parenting: Key Research Findings & What Studies Reveal

by Katy Faust | May 22, 2017 | Foundations, Studies | 37 comments

It’s difficult to unearth the truth with all the noise and fanfare surrounding the studies that purport to show “no difference” between children raised in the home of same-sex parents and those raised in the home of their married mother and father. It’s...
Bill Nye, Ice Cream, and “flavors of sexuality”

Bill Nye, Ice Cream, and “flavors of sexuality”

by Jennifer | May 5, 2017 | The Latest | 1 comment

Bill Nye the *honorary* Science Guy has ventured into new, unscientific territory and he has taken innocent old ice cream with him. Here’s his video attempt to simplify the complexities sexual orientation and its expression. If you happen to find the video...
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