My Two Moms – Buddy G

Remember Heather Has Two Mommies, by Alyson Wonderland? That came out in 1989. It was groundbreaking because it acknowledged the reality that there were queer parents out there. Yes, there was – and at last the children of those relationships could hear about someone else like them. As the Cap’n would say – “Huzzah!

Time went on and that single, solitary book was joined by others. They still don’t fill a shelf at my local Barnes & Noble, but there a few more.

So, what about TV? Where are our families represented? About the best we can hope for is a flamboyant queen sidekick on a sitcom of questionable quality. Can’t really let the kiddies watch Queer as Folk reruns or The L Word, can we?

I’ve got the answer: Buddy G: My Two Moms and Me on DVD. You can order one direct from the website, Two Lives Publishing, on the Family Equality website and a book store in Boston.

Out in Omaha, Nebraska there is a little company called Us2 LLC, run by business and life partners (and moms to a 6-year-old son), Donna Colley and Margaux Towne. They developed the video cartoon so their son could have something to watch that looked like their family, and like some of ours. It’s a great start. Hopefully, in the coming years, this venture will take off and we will see other episodes, which will inspire other artists, to create more content to represent us and the families we form.

I have an unopened copy of the very first Buddy G sent to me by Margaux.

I’m trying to find a donor for the $131.45 for hard costs related to the first year’s website fees for that Arkansas GLBT project I’m helping with. That’s $11.95 per month for 11 months. I’m donating my consulting time and the first month’s fee.

If you are feeling generous and want to donate any amount to cover these costs, I will send the largest contributor that copy of Buddy G. They don’t have 501(c) 3 status yet, so this gift would not be tax deductible.

Write to me at lori (at) hahnathome (dot) com if you would like to donate.