Author: Nina
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Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Working Mommies
Today is the fourth annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, where the LGBT community and allies come together in support of our families. Here is my post for the occasion. Jeanine and I both work full time. Our son, Sam is nearly six months old. As working mothers, the trade-off is that someone else watches…
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Giving Circles part two: The dignity of housing
There’s something about shelter that reels me in and grounds me. I love our home. I’ve loved most of the homes I lived in. I love the concept of home. I love houses in general. And of course, I have money invested in a healthy portion of real estate. Shelter may mean different things to…
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How to Start a Giving Circle
‘œNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.’ ‘“ Margaret Mead A couple of weeks ago on NPR, I learned about the concept of giving circles: Charitable donations have been declining, along with the economy. But one type of giving appears…
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Same-sex matrimony adds bliss to Mass economy: $111 million and counting
Apparently, queers in Massachusetts missed Serena’s Queercents series about how to have a wedding on a budget. A recent survey [The Fiscal Impact of Marriage Equality in Massachusetts] looked at how much money was spent on nuptials by same-sex couples in the commonwealth over the last few years. Nearly half of same-sex married couples in…
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Is the economy having a different effect on queers?
Last month, Crack Magazine in the UK, included a column by Gareth Longstaff explaining why frugality in the current financial meltdown is a very straight and family bound thing and having a different effect on queers: If we turn on any news channel or open any newspaper we see somewhere this implicit sense of gloom…
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Would same-sex marriage hurt small businesses?
In a speech on Saturday, Michael Steele, the Republican National Committee Chair said that legalization of gay marriage would hurt small businesses because it would be too expensive. As my friend, Ben Finzel at Fleishman-Hillard points out on the Out Front Blog, there’s now a small business version to scapegoating marriage: There are a lot…
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Queercents introduces Mat Alexander
You might have noticed lately that we’re light on content written by men. Of course, we’re forever grateful for the many new female writers (Helen, Holly, Lynn, Regan and Yasmin) that recently joined our fold. That said, there is still something about having a balance and a gay male perspective at Queercents. So we’re pleased…
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Orange County is not as well-off as you think
As we entered our local grocery store last weekend, volunteers handed us a flier for a food drive to help children and families in Orange County. In September, 780 families came to the South County Outreach food pantry for assistance, the highest month ever. According to a homeless assessment, there were approximately 34,000 homeless people…
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Four ways coffee can improve your career
My best friend from the place where I grew up was recently downsized after being in pharmaceuticals for over fifteen years. She’d like to do something green-related and is considering the solar power industry. Apparently, Northwest Ohio has emerged as ground zero for this burgeoning industry. Ironic’¦ as I remember Toledo (and am reminded every…
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