title: Lesbian mommy blogging in Canada: documenting subtle homophobia in Canadian society and building community online.
abstract: This article analyzes how lesbian mommy bloggers in Canada are using their blogs as forums for self-expression and a means to form community, as they record their unique experiences as queer parents. Further, it argues that lesbian mommy blogging is documenting a subtle form of homophobia that exists in Canada in terms of social acceptance. Although there is legal acceptance of queer families, society has not necessarily caught up with the law. These blogs show that lesbian parents in Canada still struggle with issues of equality, including difficulties being "out," invisibility, and having to advocate for the non-birth parent.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Journalism , Concordia University , Montreal , Canada.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057218:Blogging; D002170:Canada / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D063509:Homophobia / Q000208:ethnology*; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Canada; community; homophobia; lesbian; mommy blogging