A study released this week of 17-year-old sons and daughters of lesbian mothers shows that none of them reported ever being physically or sexually abused by their parents or a caregiver. Full text here

It’s been difficult for me to feel enthusiasm for this blog since the Senate voted down gay marriage in December. I’m not very involved in queer activism and am more  likely to jump on the bandwagon when something either very good or very bad has happened for the community. Luckily for people like me, there [...]

• Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens) – NO
• Darrel Aubertine (D- Cape Vincent) – NO
• Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) – NO
• Shirley Huntley (D-Queens) – NO
• Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) – NO
• Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens) – NO
• George Onorato (D-Queens) – NO
• William Stachowski (D-Buffalo) – NO
Full roll here.

I’m part of a new cohort! Well not new, but new to statisticians who’ve studied children of gays and lesbians as trackable numbers on us have grown since the 70s. According to the NYT article in this weekend’s magazine, findings show that;
“…daughters of lesbian mothers are more likely to aspire to professions that are traditionally [...]

It may be a little weird to some (it’s no Picnic House) but the Coney Island Museum is a great site for a wedding – they’ve got a stage for the ceremony and room for a reception all in one. It holds about 100 people and pricing starts at a very affordable $1,000. Time Out [...]

Answer (from an NY lobbyist):
Hard to tell. On one hand, it is a governor’s initiative, and he doesn’t have a lot of haul right now. On the other hand, the leaders of the Senate Democrats might want to shore him up because they need a stronger governor going into the budget deliberations. The play is [...]

I’ve been watching the rally today on CSPAN and wish I could be there. There are really amazing people addressing the crowd, many of whom are from queer organizations I’ve never heard of before. Doesn’t it seem that for all the good work that’s going on today though there seems to be one too many [...]

I think our borough President is obsessed with lesbians, I really do. When i volunteered picking up trash in Prospect Park last spring, Marty gave a special shout out to the lesbian softball league who play in the park each weekend – which was awesome but maybe a little odd considering the hundreds of groups [...]

For 2 ladies refusing marriage while living in one of the few states where it’s legal. Moms.

I’ve been having serious anxiety over what my first post would be on the site, but then I realized I just had to get something up here and try to get over my feeling that the first BGW post had to be something epic and grandiose. So, it’s not. But I will start off this [...]