Hey up glittery readers. Gayby mama here, back from a long hiatus. When last I left you, I was all talk of penis cakes and small boys turning one. What you didn’t know at the time was that the wifey and I were on track to get knocked up again with le bebe redux (LBR).
Read more: Not exactly poutine and donuts: Gayby Mama on turkey basting and pregnancy
Throughout the history of the LGBTQ community there has always been a tendency for secrecy – one foot in the closet for our safety and for the safety of those we love. However, there have been dozens of different methods for queers to communicate that they do, in fact, bat for our team.
Read more: The hidden door to the queer community: The New Hanky Code
This week on the Velvet Studio we looked at the role of After Stonewall in the city and the impact queer bookstores, such as After Stonewall, has on the queer community.
It’s been a highly transformative year, and 2013 will certainly be a memorable one. At 21, I began to develop a more rooted sense of my expression of gender and sexuality. My growing sense of identity came from interactions with the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Queer community in Ottawa.
A friend recently sent me a comic which made me laugh out loud. Its a picture of a little kid pulling a wagon with a bear in it and the text reads “I just found a whip, a mask and handcuffs in my mom’s bedroom. I can’t believe it... She’s a superhero!”
Read more: Mothers, sex and superheroes. Why sex toys are just toys
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- Road tripping with a side of Canadian beer history
- Ethically Bound to Report: A radio report on Pink Triangle Services
- The rise and fall of the penis cake: Just a gayby mama’s blog
- On the topic of sex, from the land of queer.
- Politicizing queerlings: A shout out from Gayby Mama
- Stay-at-Homos
- Changing times at PTS
- How are gaybies made?
- Gayby Mama: Queering the family
- Gayby Mama:A Mother Can Only Dream…
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SWIRL & TWIRL 9
May 30, 2013
Swirl & Twirl is an evening fundraising event. It features wine, beer, food tastings, entertainment, and a silent auction, in support of Ottawa-Gatineau GLBTTQA community not-for-profit organizations.
Dorothy's Closet and typeQ are proud sponsors of this event!
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Mama to a sixteen year old and a six month old, Dawn Moore is filling her entire adulthood with parenting. An academic by day and wannabe country queer by night, Dawn and her wife are raising their family in the wilds of Quebec. Read Gayby Mama's Blog Posts |
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A Jack (or Jill) of all trades, Lara has been an elementary school teacher, a birthing educator, a doula and a farmer. She currently works full-time as Education Coordinator at sex shop and book store, Venus Envy. Read Lara's blog posts |
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