I found this Craig’s List post amusing today because they were giving up their Marc Jacobs purse for a pair of Britney tickets.  Really?  Really? They may have to give up their purse and a few Ben Franklin’s inside the purse if they wish to score some Britney Spears concert tickets.

Perez Hilton claims her show was all a lip sync but I have heard others say its an awesome show and that most of the seats are good seats because the way the show is setup in the round seating.  Which I normally do not care for Round seating.

If you got some Britney Tickets there is no telling what people are willing to give up to get them.  Just check your local Craigs Listing =)

When I first heard mention of the show called RuPaul’s Drag Race I knew it would be a hit.  RuPaul took so many people away with her video which was played on MTV years ago when being a drag queen or GLBT was just not something you wanted to walk around and be happy about.  We must have progressed quite a bit if we are talking about Gay Marriage in the media now.  I first saw RuPaul on TV with a straight friend of mine and we both thought it was a tall, sexy women.  My mom I think was the one that actually told me that it was a man and I then I kept watching the video and acted like I did not know.  I wanted to keep watching that video over and over and over.  I could not get enough out of RuPaul’s Supermodel (You betta Work).

We have to thank LOGO for bringing us such good shows as the Drag Race although I think everyone was in shock that BeBe won instead of Nina Flowers.  Most of the Myspace bulletions being sent out right now all think that Nina should have won.  I thought she was more fierce than Bebe Zahara Benet who won tonight.  Bebe seemed to look down too much in the background and just did not seem as magical.  I thought her crying was not all that real but maybe it was.. I will have to give her the benefit of the doubt.

I felt so sorry for Rebecca Glasscock she was under so much pressure on the Season Finale.  Having to make up a rap with Cazwell, learning choreagraphy for RuPaul’s new video, and preparing for a fate fullfilled lunch of tic tacs with RuPaul can be pretty stressful but she should have had more fun with it and had less attitude with the judges.  It says on the LOGO site that Rebecca is from Ft. Lauderdale which I frequent quite a bit but have never heard of her.  I would love to check out her show if she performs with Daisy Deadpettles at Voodoo Lounge on Sundays or wherever she does her show.  I am surprised Daisy D was not in the show she could easily be the next Supermodel drag queen.   Rebecca was stunning in drag and cute out of drag but just did not make the cut.

Ongina had the fiercest cat walk out of all of them but she probably did not deserve to get as far as she did.  I like to see some wigs when I watch drag.  Furthermore, I especially loved the episode with the butch boxer/fighter girls being made over.  That was an emotional episode for me.

This reminds me of American Idol in the way that the winner is normally not the person that you really remember.  I bet the people that stick in our heads more will be Rebecca Glasscock and Nina Flowers.  Nina Flowers will be the Clay Aiken of the competition.

Supermodel, You better Work!

Many GLBT individuals are parenting, whether alone or with a partner. Children in GLBTrelationships may be the product of an earlier relationship, may be adopted or birthed. How queer families are formed is less important than making certain that queer parents have the resources, information and support that they need to build healthy and loving families in a world that may be less supportive than any of us would like.

There are more resources out there than you might expect for GLBT parents. In larger cities, your local gay and lesbian support organizations may offer support groups, and these can be a great way to normalize life for your children. Also, if you attend a queer friendly church, like the United Church of Christ, Unitarian, or Episcopalian, you may find couples or singles with children in the congregation. Local and nationwide organizations, like Rainbow Families at rainbowfamilies.org and Colage and colage.org are working to help families and children navigate a homophobic world.

Unfortunately, many of us will navigate our families’ lives in areas without good support resources. Parents in this situation may find themselves turning toward online resources to get the support and information that they need to help their children cope with homophobia and the realities of a different family structure. Proudparenting.com is one possible source of this support, as is http://www.queerparents.org/. Gay parents may also find blogs of other gay and lesbian parents a helpful networking tool. PlanetOut.com does have a queer parenting board, and you will find message boards for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered parents at many larger parenting sites. You may even find local families via these online resources.

Do be sure that you offer your children books, television shows, and other media that show families like theirs. Illustrating in clear terms to young children that families can come in all forms is an important validation for children. Gayparentingpage.com/Books_for_kids.htm offers a list of books with GLBT families shown.

While support, information and resources are critical, it is equally important to realize that most of the parenting dilemmas faced by queer parents are not so different from those of everyone else. Children face social difficulties regardless of their family situation and may struggle with these differences and situations. Making sure that you equip your children with information and support, and that they come home to a supportive household will go far in terms of making them comfortable in their lives. Unfortunately, homophobia will likely be a fact in our children’s lives, but with open communication and honesty, we can manage it and raise strong and happy children.