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The Families of Our Minds
In a few days, we’re packing up and headed to the beach. I’m more than a little excited, as not only is this our first trip to the beach with n – this will be my first trip to the beach in over a...
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Defining Family
PHOTO CREDIT: BEN FRANSKE I was 15 when I asked my parents how Uncle Dave was related to us. They looked at each other a bit perplexed. It wasn’t that this was some tawdry secret; I think they had...
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Stone Soup to Consommé
During the last VQ Chat on Twitter on Monday, we chatted about many topics related to the New Year. There were success stories from 2013 and goals for 2014 and plenty of support for our VillageQ...
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Donor siblings find each other
PHOTO CREDIT: CLAIRE BROWN/TULANE HULLABALLOO When Mikayla Stern-Ellis posted a comment on Father’s Day thanking her Colombian sperm donor, Emily Nappi sent a “Me too” that resulted in an amazing...
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I have a confession to make: I’m teaching myself how to play the guitar. I realize that this is not a particularly dramatic disclosure. It’s not like I’ve robbed a bank or am pregnant or anything. But...
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When a Wedding Aisle Becomes a Line in the Sand
I have written before about how Rick and I have gotten married quite a few times, the first time being on June 24, 2000. What I haven’t written about were the family members who conscientiously...
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My Gay Husband
Back in August, I came home one day to find my gay husband on my back deck, sweaty and intense, his arms elbows deep inside my … barbecue. What did you think I was going to say, gutter mind? My gay...
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The Life of a Gay Uncle
Uncle Bryan serves up the best fake martini in these parts. During a recent visit, I created a kiddy cocktail bar for my niece and nephew and after they left, it made me revisit thoughts of having...
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Home for the Holigays
The year I came out, a family member told me that I’d better not attend our family’s Thanksgiving dinner with my girlfriend, because it might upset my great aunt, whose sister had recently died. I...
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Redefining Family
This past weekend, we went to a cabin with our friends–seven kids and eight adults in a space that is beginning to feel too small to hold us. We’ve been going to the cabin with this group for years...
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