A Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Your Gay Dad

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Sometimes a boy falls in love with another boy and they start dating. Then, if avoiding the usual pitfalls of gay romance – such as open relationships, meth addiction, and generally being a human male – they may travel to one of the five states where they’re allowed to legally recognize their union and/or travel to an African or Eastern Asian nation for their pick of needy orphans. Other options include paying their way through the American adoption system or finding a willing lesbian with a free uterus, but no matter the method of conception, eventually there is a baby and it is showered with love and attention from various uncles and aunts of varying gender identities. And that baby will, if avoiding the usual pitfalls of adolescence – such as puberty, meth addiction and generally being a human teenager – they may turn out to be well-adjusted member of society. So after all that work and all that love and all those years bringing you up with a full knowledge of the Liza Minnelli canon, shouldn’t you show your appreciation with the best gifts possible for your gay dad(s) this Mother’s Day?

The Newest ‘Beauty’ Pills, Anti Aging and Anti Sunburn

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

There are apparently two new beauty pills on the market, one that promises to keep your skin from burning in the sun by mimicking the body’s natural defenses against UV rays. The second supposedly promotes cell regeneration with a compound found in tomatoes. Any of these sound like something you’d buy?

Linda Wells, Defending Products That Don’t Work

Edited by Marissa Moshell, Student

Though I’m certainly not at any age to run to CVS and pick up some anti-aging products, this gotme a little angry. On the premiere of the documentary Youth Knows No Pain, on HBO last night, Allure editor Linda Wells came clean about these products.

Ms. Wells begins to explain though the products don’t actually do what you want, if they make you feel better then it’s not a bad thing to go purchase. Okay, I get the whole psychological aspect that she’s hinting at, but don’t say it’s not a bad thing to purchase a product that doesn’t work! It’s not like everyone thinks these are miracle products, but they had some faith in them. Well, maybe not anymore.

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