Click here to read an interview with Lea T, a supermodel who is also transgendered.
Author Archives: Dr. Naomi
Fakaleitis of Tonga
Click here to information about the Fakaleitis of Tonga referenced in the online lecture.
Keep Calm and Call Your Mom
Here is the article I referenced in the audio lecture Nicole Dales wrote in 2012 for The Rotunda about her decision to not have children
No Kids for Me, Thanks: I’d Rather Die Alone
This is an example of a “childfree by choice” blog.
Why I Bought Boys’ Underwear For My Daughter
Great article about a father helping his young daughter shop for underwear. Demonstrates the decisions a father makes about challenging gendered norms and how even small nonverbal “artifacts” carry gendered messages.
Does Fatherhood Make You Healthy?
Interesting article disputing claims of biological theories to demonstrate how cultural norms influence father’s experiences of parenting and affects their health.
The Purity Myth’s Jessica Valenti Talks Virginity, Weddings & Miss California
Click here for an interview with Jessica Valenti, author of The Purity Myth, which discusses (among other things) traditions of fathers and daughters taking part in a “virginity movement,” which focuses on daughters pledging themselves to their fathers to stay “pure” by not engaging in sexual encounters until marriage. This movement could be discussed as part of issues related to parenting practices and what gendered norms of femininity are produced through these practices.
Iowa Student Zach Wahls: Why I’m Defending My Two Moms
As discussed in the audio lecture, after IA college student Zach Wahls testified about being raised by lesbian mothers before the IA judiciary about a proposed new law, the video of his testimony went viral. Here is his response to this event and a discussion of his upbringing.
Study: Children of Lesbians May Do Better Than Their Peers Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1994480,00.html#ixzz2TFFK1b3D
Click here for some of the studies referenced in the online lecture about outcomes for children raised by parents who are lesbians.
Thank God My Moms Are Lesbians
Click here for an article written by a woman who was raised by lesbian mothers.