Heather Has Two Mommies
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The fact that people continue trying to ban this book is not at all irrelevent, and merely having that as a cat is not sufficient.
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Heather Has Two Mommies is a children's book by Leslea Newman and Diana Souza, first published in 1989. It is about a child raised by lesbian women: her biological mother, who gave birth to her after artificial insemination, and her biological mother's same-sex partner. At Heather's playgroup, her family situation is discussed simply and positively. [1]
Leslea Newman related:
- "The idea for Heather came about one day when I was walking down Main Street in Northampton, Mass., a town known for its liberalism, tolerance of difference, and large lesbian population. On this particular day I ran into a woman who, along with her female partner, had recently welcomed a child into their home." "We have no books to read our daughter that show our type of family," the woman said. "Somebody should write one."
Because the book provides a positive portrayal of homosexuals to children, it is the frequent target of some American Protestants (especially Christian fundamentalists) and Catholics. The American Library Association ranked it the 11th most frequently banned book in the United States in the 1990s; a similar phenomenon can be seen in the Sugar Time! episode of the American television series Postcards from Buster.