Marriage Equality and the Transparent Season 2 Premiere

I wrote for Junkee about Transparent’s Season 2 Premiere and about how happy I was to finally see a gay wedding depicted in a way that reflects my views on marriage equality. Hint: I am a bit of a marriage grinch. It’s part TV recap, part review, part opinion tirade about the institution of marriage. Spoiler […]

Who ever thought I’d write about wedding fashion?

Assumptions about gender and clothing are always frustrating, especially for those who break away from expected norms. I wrote about how ideas about gendered clothing play out when two women get hitched for Daily Life. I also got to put lovely pictures of my friends in! But who decides how men and women should dress […]

How to behave when you’ve invited gay friends to your wedding

I knew people – gay and straight – might react badly when I called a Daily Life article I wrote ‘How to behave when you’ve invited gay friends to your wedding’, but I had a point to make, so I went with the clickbaity headline and forged on. The wedding industry is huge and the same […]

No, I won’t attend your urgent marriage rally

This article, co-written with Maxine Kauter, appeared in the Star Observer, as ‘State your case, don’t shout it’ on 23 September 2013, soon after the federal election. As the news and the hangover sank in on Sunday 8th September we received a Facebook invitation to attend an URGENT RALLY FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY: HELL NO TO […]

Telling our Stories

Last night I gave a speech at the launch of a pozible crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the production of Gayby Baby. For me this documentary is special because it celebrates the kind of family I was raised in – one with same sex parents – and it also celebrates the kind of family I […]

Want to know about gay parenting? Ask the children

This article first appeared on ABC’s The Drum on May 15, 2012. It was written in response to a group – Doctors for the Family – speaking out against same sex parenting. To the Doctors for the Family, We – Maeve Marsden, Maya Newell, Rowan Savage, Raj and Jesse Wakeling – are a group of adults […]

Growing Up Other

These articles, by Maeve Marsden and Maya Newell, first appeared in Cherrie Mag in February 2012, in the lead up to the Queer Thinking panel discussion, Growing Up Other, that Maeve hosted and coordinated. Maeve Marsden and Maya Newell both have two mums. As part of the Mardi Gras ‘Queer Thinking’ program they are presenting Growing up Other: Adult […]

The Kids are NOT alright

I finally got around to watching The Kids are Alright last night. Anyone not up to speed, google it, watch it or be prepared for spoilers. Basic premise is a family with 2 kids and lesbians mums. The teenage son wants to find their sperm donor so they look him up and contact him. He […]