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"Queerspawn" is a term adopted by some children who have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender parent. The term was proposed in 1995 by Stefan Lynch, the first director of COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) for use as the title of a Zine , but was considered too controversial by other COLAGE leaders at the time. For years Lynch maintained his personal website under the URL, http://www.queerspawn.com In November 2005 Kate Ranson-Walsh launched Queerspawn.community using Lynch's URL. An intentionally provocative term to challenge traditional notions of identity and queer pride, "queerspawn" offers kids of queers a direct connection to queer community instead of "through" the identity of their parent/s. The term is gaining in popularity and acceptance, but is not yet common enough to be considered a mainstream word. Documented use of the word: Lynch's website, www.queerspawn.com (circa 1997) Explanation of the word published in San Francisco Frontiers, "Queered by Family, Queerspawn by Choice " November 2001 (link: http://www.familieslikemine.com/insight/queerspawn.html) T-shirts first created and sold by COLAGE with the word "Queerspawn" on the front and COLAGE logo on back, Summer 2003. In 2004, COLAGE publishes a zine called "Focus on MY Family: A Queerspawn Anthology" Students with queer parents at Brown University found a group and call it "Queerspawn," 2002 A radio project documenting kids with queer parents is named "Queerspawn Diaries," 2003 (http://www.queerspawn.org) First known use of the word in a published book: "Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is" by Abigail Garner (p. 11), 2004 Articles: Newsweek, October 18, 2004, "At Home in Two Worlds" (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6214023/site/newsweek) The New York Times Magazine, October 24, 2004 "Growing Up with Mom and Mom" Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide. December 2005: "Meet the Queerspawn" by Melissa Hart http://glreview.com/issues/12.6/12.6-hart.php Documentary by NYU grad student Anna Boluda is screened with the title "Queer Spawn," 2006 EXTERNAL LINKS
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