http://www.greendadsblog.com Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:21:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy New Year everyone! The 10 most popular posts at Green Dads in 2008: Chef in Shades 2009 Pride and Joy Families Weekend Conference Five Reasons Why the Opponents of Gay Marriage Will Ultimately Fail Home with a sick kid America, Get Over Yourself Green Fall Activity, Take a Hike Single Men Choosing Surrogacy New Gay Dad: Clay Aiken Yoga ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2009/01/happy-new-year-from-green-dads/ A donor has agreed to give $1 for every New Yorker that subscribes to the MENY newsletter between NOW and December 31st (up to a maximum of $5,000). This is a great way of raising necessary funds for Marriage Equality while also building our grassroots efforts in New York State. So, ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/easy-way-to-contribute-to-marriage-equality-new-york/ Related posts:Wordless Wednesday: Happy Holidays From Green DadsThe Green Parent: A Kid Friendly Guide to Eco Friendly LivingWelcome to the new Green Dads! http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/wordless-wednesday-oh-joy-an-earthworm-nursery/ In an earlier post I asked you to vote up an idea for change titled All Children Deserve Loving Families. The first round of voting ends today, 12/31/2008 at midnight Pacific time.  This idea is currently in 6th place in the gay rights category and needs 214 more votes to make ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/changeorg-first-round-voting-ends-today/ LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than a dozen families sued Tuesday to challenge a new Arkansas law banning unmarried couples living together from becoming foster or adoptive parents. The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of the families in Pulaski County Circuit Court ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/adoption-ban-arkansas-challenged/ But we’re not there yet. Warren’s defamation of gay people illustrates why, as does our president-elect’s rationalization of it. When Obama defends Warren’s words by calling them an example of the “wide range of viewpoints” in a “diverse and noisy and opinionated” America, he is being too cute by half. ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/are-gay-people-likable-enough/ Today is the fourth anniversary of the day we finalized the adoption of our son. It was supposed to be a day that will always have pleasant memories associated with it. However, all three of us suffered through Christmas and the following days that year with a series ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/adoption-day-40/ Here is an interesting article from CNN on single men choosing to become fathers through surrogacy: Jeff Walker says from as far back as he can remember, he always wanted to be a father. "It was always something I knew, from the time I was a child." Just like his 3-year-old daughter, ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/single-men-choosing-surrogacy/ Dana from Mombian was invited by Change.org to submit an "Idea for Change in America".  Change.org will present the top 10 ideas for social change to the Obama administration on inauguration day.  Her idea is titled: All Children Deserve Loving Families and here is what she had to say: Every child ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/all-children-deserve-loving-families-vote-at-changeorg/ The movie Prayers for Bobby comes to Lifetime Television in January and stars Sigourney Weaver.  Prayers for Bobby is base on a 1998 best-selling book, a true story about Mary Griffith and her gay son Bobby who commits suicide because of her religious intolerance.  The show follows Mary's journey from ... http://www.greendadsblog.com/2008/12/tv-movie-prayers-for-bobby-on-lifetime/