"Here's a timely picture book that adds to ever-growing diversity in today's children literature."

Rebecca Young writes a positive and supportive review of Uncle Bobby's Wedding for the Belleville News-Democrat.

This is Sarah S. Brannen's first picture book which she wrote and illustrated.

There are many practical reasons for your children to rejoice in the fact that they are Children of Gays (COGS), and college admissions is one of them.

While your children may be in diapers today, one day they will apply to college, and in the college admissions process, they—like all other applicants—are nothing more than commodities. They must sell themselves. And the admissions essay is their one opportunity to communicate their unique selling proposition—their platform.

An 18-year-old returning from a Pride festival in South Carolina was assaulted by his father with a baseball bat.

IndependentMail.com [in Anderson, South Carolina] reports:

"During the assault, the teen's 49-year-old father yelled, cursed, swung a baseball bat, prayed and tried to 'cast the demon of homosexuality out of him'...

I am a single 43yo who is looking to have a child via surrogacy. I am very new to this, so any suggestions/comments/advice that you'd like to provide would be greatly appreciated!

I have wanted a child all of my life. I am a gay man, have a steady, stable job, and feel that something is missing in my life. After a lot of sould searching, I realized that having a child is something I really want to do. I'm aware of the financial, emotional and time committments....and I'm ready. I just don't know how to go about this.

Thanks for reading!

Over 2,000 gay and gay-friendly vacationers cruised into Halifax Wednesday - on board the Norwegian Dawn. The cruise is organized by R Family Vacations, the travel company co-founded by Kelli O’Donnell, Rosie's wife.

Some vacationers used the port to visit the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, while others waited with crowds to possibly meet Rosie O'Donnell.

Okay, I want to start this post by stating that the person about whom I am writing was very sweet and I am sure meant absolutely no harm. However...

About two to three times weekly, I take my 14-month-old son for a morning stroll down to Peet's Coffee. I find Peet's to be much better than Starbucks, but I shall leave that topic for another discussion. Anyway, the stroll is about one mile in each direction, and it gives us some time outside before his morning nap. Generally, I take some fruit and a yogurt for him, and I order a muffin and a dry cap. This morning was no different.

Lambda Legal represents Joey Ramelli and Megan Donovan - former students at Poway High School - in northern San Diego County. Over the course of their junior year, other students taunted them with antigay slurs, going so far as to vandalize Joey’s car and assault him. The two students were forced to drop out of school, and complete their high school education at home as a result of the hostile environment. Despite reporting the incidents to school officials, authorities took minimal or no action.