Exciting Family News!!

I just found out that my oldest daughter will be having a baby boy sometime around July 1, 2013.  I have an amazing new grand daughter (pictured above) who is just over two months old. Soon I will have a grandson as well!  I find it ironic that the Christofascists try to claim that gays don't have families when in fact we do.  And every time they disseminate lies and malign us they drive our parents, siblings, nieces and nephews and yes, grandchildren away from their hate and fear based form of Christianity.  The further irony is that they claim that gays and secularism are attacking Christianity when it is they themselves who are inflicting the most harm and killing Christianity.

I firmly believe that my grandchildren will be part of a new generation that will fully accept LGBT individuals and that look back in horror at the hate and viciousness that have become the hallmarks of Christianity.   This new generation will see the common humanity in all of us and wonder how Christianity could have become something so evil at the hands of the hate merchants.

Happy New Year!

I want to wish every reader a very Happy New Year and to also thank each of you for your readership,  I hope that 2013 turns out to be a wonderful year for all.  It certainly will not be dull in the political realm either in Washington or here in Virginia where it is crucial that Ken Cuccinelli and the Virginia GOP - a group I increasingly view as the forces of evil - are defeated in November.  The boyfriend and I rang in the new year at a party down the street which summed up our somewhat unique neighborhood here Chesapeake Avenue with a crowd that ranged from an Air Force general, two FBI agents, many retired military and more than a half dozen gay couples. 

Among our things to look forward to in 2013 is the arrival of another grandchild around July 1st.  I hope readers will continue to allow me to share my thoughts and tribulations in the coming year.

The Birth of a Grandchild

My youngest daughter (pictured above) delivered her baby daughter this morning at 12:11 AM.  Mother and daughter are doing well.  Mia Isabella weighed in at 8 lbs 4 oz and is 21 inches long.  Fortunately, the hospital is about 5 minutes from my office and a quick visit will be the first order of my day.

As with more and more of the younger generations, little Mia will grow up knowing that gays are a normal part of the fabric of life and families.  When it comes to being "inherently disordered" she will come to know its supposedly godly Christians best known for their fear and hatred of others, not gays, who are in opposition to natural law.  Yes, Mitt Romney, we gays do have families.

And yes, it goes with saying that this child will be the boyfriend's spoiled little princess.  I might just spoil her myself as well.  More photos will follow soon!

UPDATED:  Here's a photo that was taken this morning at the hospital as I was holding my new grandchild.  She is a cutie and it was really moving to hold her for the first time.