By ELISABETH MALKIN– An article from The New York Times MEXICO CITY — Angela Alfarache and Ivonne Cervantes met at a party 16 years ago and have been a couple ever since, filling their lives with books and writing and friends. After their daughter, Constanza, was born six years ago, they became a family. Mexican law […]
From The New York Times – by: Sarah Wildman Richard Perry/The New York Times GOING PUBLIC Karen, Kasey and Marcye Nicholson-McFadden at the State House in New Jersey. By SARAH WILDMAN Published: January 20, 2010 LAST month, advocates and opponents of same-sex marriage packed the New Jersey State House in Trenton, supporters in blue, […]
From The New York Times Article from “Motherlode” By NICOLE SPRINKLE My child doesn’t look quite like me (Caucasian) or her father (Colombian); she’s something new for both families. When I was pregnant, the thought of having an “exotic” looking child based on our combined genetics – Jose’s inky black hair, dark eyes, and round […]
By: Lisa Belkin It has been apparent for a while now that we live in child-centric times. We approach parenting with a single-mindedness that baffles our own parents, and certainly their parents, who thought children should be seen and not heard. We think it’s just fine to put our kids ahead of our careers, our […]
A New York Times Article By: ALESSANDRA STANLEY IT is almost too perfect that the first African-American president of the United States was elected in time for the 40th anniversary of “Sesame Street.” The world is finally beginning to look the way that the PBS show always made it out to be. Top, Big Bird, […]
By: TAMAR LEWIN Parent alert: the Walt Disney Company is now offering refunds for all those “Baby Einstein” videos that did not make children into geniuses. They may have been a great electronic baby sitter, but the unusual refunds appear to be a tacit admission that they did not increase infant intellect. “We see it […]
From- The New York Times By: ABBY GOODNOUGH Less than a week before Maine voters decide whether to repeal the state’s new same-sex marriage law, donations and volunteers are pouring in to sway what both sides call a nationally significant fight. Supporters of the marriage law, which the Legislature approved in May, have far more […]
From The New York Times By: Adam Liptak In a San Francisco courtroom two weeks ago, a prominent lawyer opposed to same-sex marriage made a concession that could mark a turning point in the legal wars over the purpose and meaning of marriage. The lawyer, Charles J. Cooper, has studied the matter deeply, and his […]
