Marc Solomon, the Executive Director of MassEquality has accepted a position as Marriage Director at Equality California. Solomon headed the organization when it went from a small statewide organization with a budget of less than a half-million dollars to its current budget of over 3 million dollars...

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. That's not exactly what I think, but absence certainly can help put into focus the fondness that you feel. I've been in Chicago this week for the AWP Conference, so I'm absent not only for Valentine's Day but for my valentine's birthday.  Happy Birthday...

I'm participating in Robin's second annual Freedom to Marry Week Freedom to Marry Carnival. So far, I've posted about Something Old and Something New. But I was in dental hell most of Wednesday and didn't get around to writing about the next item in the old poem. So today, I give you both. Something...

Blue is my favorite color, and it always has been.  In my writing I use the word "blue" often.  It seems to represent all that is. In this photo, for instance, of earth taken from outer space, the demarcations between land and sea, earth and sky, are impossible to distinguish.  Today's post is de...

New York's City Hall turned away hundreds of same-sex couples who showed up today to be apply for marriage licenses as part of a week-long national demonstration highlighting marriage inequality in the United States. The 12th annual 'Freedom to Marry' week sponsored by the organizatio...

When it comes to outfitting the kids, I love hand-me-downs. I love that they're free and easy, of course. That's a given. But mostly I love them because they're full of stories. The red shirt that Carrie is wearing in this picture first belonged to her cousin Max. He's 15 now.  Red was and still is...

We have a new pup named Cody. He was a sweet little Jekyll of a boy until exactly 3 weeks after his arrival. On day 22 he transformed himself into 100% pure Hyde-bound hell-on-paws animal chaos. Grrrlville was pretty chaotic before we adopted this fellow.  What were we thinking? Cody has a lot of M...

All over the nation this week and into next, gay allies will be celebrating Freedom to Marry Week with a reasoned, principled protests. But we, being the provincial 'mos that we are, are now going to promote the one closest to us. Lower Manhattan, Marriage License Bureau, 8AM on 2/12. Be there: **To...

Our cat Moriah is 20 years old. That's 96 for you or me. Or am I presuming too much? Perhaps there are a few cats who read this blog?  You never know. My teacher, the poet Adam Zagajewski, knew my cat when she was a newborn kitten. He and Moriah were neighbors. He begged me, Robin, teach this cat t...

You can join the blog carnival at any time until Feb. 14. This list will be updated throughout the week. To be added, leave a comment with your url. For the blog carnval guidelines, click here. About.com: Lesbian Life Adventures in Babymaking Balanced on the Edge Bloogs Blowing By Books, Yarn, Ink M...