Dana Rudolph
At a Glance:
Dana Rudolph has been a Project Contributor since December 2008, has written 115 entries and currently lives in Boston, MA.
Bio
Dana is a freelance writer/marketer and founder of Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms, which offers a mix of parenting, politics, diversions, and resources for lesbian moms and other LGBT parents. Each year in June she hosts Blogging for LGBT Families Day, in which bloggers of all types are invited to post in support of LGBT families.
She writes regular columns on LGBT parenting for several LGBT newspapers, and also covers various LGBT news and events not necessarily related to parenting for Logo's 365gay.com news site and other channels. She and her partner Helen produce the weekly LGBT-parenting video blog "She Got Me Pregnant" in partnership with Logo site After Ellen.
Dana has over a decade of experience in the online industry, at both the startup and corporate levels. Most recently, she was vice president at Merrill Lynch, developing marketing and business strategies for several key online initiatives. She was also the first leader of the firm's global LGBT employee network.
Dana has a BA summa cum laude from Wellesley College in Astronomy and Medieval/Renaissance Studies, and an M.Phil from Oxford University in History.
Dana and Helen have been together more than fifteen years. Dana is currently staying at home with their five-year-old son, for whom she hopes to make the world a better place.
Dana Rudolph: Recently Filed
Does Mitt Romney Know He's Quoting a Lesbian?
Filed by Dana Rudolph | January 06, 2012 11:30 AM | 2 commentsMitt Romney has been frequently quoting "America the Beautiful" in his speeches. What he may not know is that the song was written in 1893 by Katherine Lee Bates - who lived with and shared her life with another woman.Read More
'Pregnant Butch' Comic Looks at Gender & Family Creation
Filed by Dana Rudolph | December 07, 2011 6:00 PM | 1 commentsYou're probably saying, "What would make today just perfect is a new comic about a pregnant butch lesbian." What? You're not? Well, you should be.Read More
Will Unheard Voices Be Heard in Schools?
Filed by Dana Rudolph | September 30, 2011 2:00 PM | 0 commentsThere's a great new resource for teaching LGBT history in middle and high schools - and it might even teach us adults something.Read More
Cool Like Rachel: Glee's Lea Michele Inspires Child of Gay Dads
Filed by Dana Rudolph | May 23, 2011 1:00 PM | 7 commentsActor Lea Michele, who plays Rachel Berry, a character with gay dads, stopped while filming in New York to speak with a 10-year-old fan who has two dads.Read More
Poet, Mother (and Lesbian) to Write Poem for Royal Wedding
Filed by Dana Rudolph | April 28, 2011 1:00 PM | 1 commentsI wasn't going to write about the royal wedding at all. Despite having lived in the U.K. for a couple of years, I find the monarchy interesting only as an example of the persistence of older traditions of European leadership....Read More
