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dykesanddykery: From 1983 to grandparenthood, lesbian group’s shared history It all began in 1983 in the basement of a church. They were a dozen or so lesbians in committed relationships who wanted to be good mothers. Some already had children, and some were still figuring out how to make it happen. One woman even handed out mimeographed instructions on how to artificially inseminate with a syringe and sperm from a donor. During a recent weekend, 10 of those women filled the living room of a home in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Now old friends, laughter filled the room as they share the news that two of them, Kathy Silverman and Jan Veling, recently became grandmothers. “We’re very excited. We have a granddaughter, who is 8 months now,” said Silverman. “And she’s the cutest thing ever.” Their joy is that much more intense, because many thought they’d never get to this point. They’d grown up at a time when it seemed like an openly-gay lifestyle couldn’t include children. “Because we had no other way to do it. We had to help one another and support one another so that we could have children,” said Sunny Rivera. But then they found each other. Read the full story at the link for more from these women and their children.
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dykesanddykery: From 1983 to grandparenthood, lesbian group’s shared history It all began in 1983 in the basement of a church. They were a dozen or so lesbians in committed relationships who wanted to be good mothers. Some already had children, and some were still figuring out how to make it happen. One woman even handed out mimeographed instructions on how to artificially inseminate with a syringe and sperm from a donor. During a recent weekend, 10 of those women filled the living room of a home in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Now old friends, laughter filled the room as they share the news that two of them, Kathy Silverman and Jan Veling, recently became grandmothers. “We’re very excited. We have a granddaughter, who is 8 months now,” said Silverman. “And she’s the cutest thing ever.” Their joy is that much more intense, because many thought they’d never get to this point. They’d grown up at a time when it seemed like an openly-gay lifestyle couldn’t include children. “Because we had no other way to do it. We had to help one another and support one another so that we could have children,” said Sunny Rivera. But then they found each other. Read the full story at the link for more from these women and their children.
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From 1983 to grandparenthood, lesbian group’s shared history

It all began in 1983 in the basement of a church.

They were a dozen or so lesbians in committed relationships who wanted to be good mothers. Some already had children, and some were still figuring out how to make it happen.

One woman even handed out mimeographed instructions on how to artificially inseminate with a syringe and sperm from a donor.

During a recent weekend, 10 of those women filled the living room of a home in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood.

Now old friends, laughter filled the room as they share the news that two of them, Kathy Silverman and Jan Veling, recently became grandmothers.

“We’re very excited. We have a granddaughter, who is 8 months now,” said Silverman. “And she’s the cutest thing ever.”

Their joy is that much more intense, because many thought they’d never get to this point. They’d grown up at a time when it seemed like an openly-gay lifestyle couldn’t include children.

“Because we had no other way to do it. We had to help one another and support one another so that we could have children,” said Sunny Rivera.

But then they found each other.

Read the full story at the link for more from these women and their children.

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