Puente-Genil Clare started blogging in 2004 when she realized that no one read those long rambling emails she wrote as a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova. Somehow no one reading words in the vacuum of cyberspace felt much safer than people ignoring direct messages. She blogs at Musings from inside, outside, and underneath about living overseas (Chile, Cambodia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, and Albania (current home), her daughter (aka Little Elephant), food, and generally anything else that crosses her mind. Opinions expressed are solely her own and do not express the views or opinions of her employer
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I think it’s harder for LGBT people in small towns, especially for those in northern Argentina. Nonetheless, I think it’s amazing how everything changed after the approval of same-sex marriage. If you asked me 5 or 6 years ago, I couldn’t have imagined it would be like this.
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Hello Mama and Maman! Welcome to VillageQ. I love this interview— I know, I say that a lot, but it is true every time. I love this interview because of how willing Mama and Maman were to talk about their struggle with infertility and the loss they have faced (something that too […]
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Meet Christoper who lives in Seattle and blogs at Our Family Matters!
Family / Family-building
Dawn and Holly live in Arizona. Most of the local adoption agencies are not gay friendly, so they really had to expand their search.
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Meet Kate and Sharon, parents to be from Brighton, East Sussex.
Books / Culture
I loved sorting our books as a joint activity. It was really insightful to hear how my daughter determined whether characters were boys or girls.
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We have noticed that with a child, and especially one with Down syndrome and many medical issues, we do feel like we are constantly coming out.
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Meet Brent and his beautiful family!
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Welcome to these new additions to the VillageQ directory!
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It’s easy to let the relationship slide under the weight of work commitments and keeping the house together while taking care of three kids, but we make a point to have moms-only time.
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