Is the Sunday paper worth the expense?
At $ a month it has been decided that the Sunday paper is no longer worth the money. I'm canceling the Sunday paper for a few reasons: 1. I don't…
In Search of Gay Money: Millionaires in the Making
As gays and lesbians writing about money, we've grown weary of reading all the personal finance content that's written from the perspective of straight marriages. So at Queercents, we've turned…
Avoid drinking all your cash this summer
June is here, which means barbecues, summer festivals, concerts, baseball games, picnics and pride. Yes, some pride parades have started to feel like a gay trot through your local yellow…
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Family Values… What Will You Teach Your Child About Money?
What are your values? How about your financial values? Are they queer? Or just, you know, sensible? I've been thinking a lot, during these sleepless nights of new parenthood, about…
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: We are Family!
'œThe family is one of nature's masterpieces.' '“ George Santayana Today is the third annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, where the LGBT community and allies come together in support…
Dear Dana Gioia,
Hello. It's my birthday this month, and I was wondering if you could send me a gift. I'd like your collection of essays titled Can Poetry Matter? The entire thing…
News Bites: Eating Spam to Cut Your Grocery Bill
For most of the year I've been perplexed by the people grumbling about food inflation. My weekly grocery bill hasn't seen much change, so what's the problem I wondered. That…
Vacuums Do Suck
I'll admit it. After 2 weeks of dealing with our vacuum dying and the subsequent shopping and bewildering research, I simply wanted to use the word vacuum and "suck" together…
Real Estate Tax Implications for GLBT Couples
This is a guest post from Jeff Hammerberg, the founder of , the largest company in the nation representing the rights of queer home buyers and sellers. These are his…
Do Gays Need Alimony?
As the Daily Mail reports, Jodie Foster and her partner of fifteen years, Cydney Bernard, recently ended their relationship. That made me wonder: will Cydney ask for alimony? Sure, they…