David Dodge

My latest for the @nytimes covers how state #abortion bans are impacting the #surrogacy industry. nytimes.com/2022/08/23/wel…

LGBTQ Families! Have you recently relocated from states like #Florida or #Texas because of anti-LGBTQ legislation? I want to talk to you! For a story. DM me! #LGBTQ #LGBTQFamilies #LGBTQParents

Be sure to check out the entire package by @cntraveler! They managed to pull together a great assortment of random-weird-cool attractions, which include everything from a taxidermy-filled bar to a neon sign museum. Huge thx to my editor, @meganspurrell_ for the opportunity! (4/4)

My other piece was on Bluebird Restaurant in Logan, Utah, the oldest still operating diner in the state! The century-old interior has barely been touched... but if historic buildings aren't your thing, they also sell 75 different types of chocolate, so there's that. (3/4)

Excited to contribute a couple of pieces to this cool package on Roadside Americana for @cntraveler — a collection of random must-see oddities, restaurants, and other attractions to visit while road-trippin’. (1/4) cntraveler.com/story/roadside…

@NycPatrickhart @ryanthoreson Thanks Patrick!

(5/5) Good candidates will also have iconic facades/signs that Joel Holland can pay tribute to with his drawings.🎨And interesting, funny, moving, anecdotes I can write up.✍️Let me know your #Brooklyn spots in DMs! And pass on to your fav Brooklynites for recs #SmallBusiness

4/5 Neighborhood Institutions like @TotonnoPizzeria. This place has been serving slices (using the exact same recipe) in #ConeyIsland 🎢since 1924! #NewYorkCity #SmallBusiness #ShopLocal

Exciting news for lovers of NYC's small businesses (and drawings of them!) Joel and I are working on a second book, and this one's all about... #BROOKLYN storefronts! But we'd like your help... What are your fav shops in the borough?? #smallbusiness #shoplocal (1/5)

Santa delivered a great haul this Christmas 📚

"It is a national embarrassment that the United States continues to be the only developed nation in the world without some form of a national leave policy for new parents." GWK's editor-at-large @ByDavidDodge's latest piece for @USAToday hubs.la/Q01vClt50 @DoveMenCare

...and thanks to @DoveMenCare for its many year commitment to fighting for an inclusive paid parental leave policy...

My latest for @USATODAY is on the need for an *inclusive* paid parental leave policy. Time to get this done finally. A majority of Americans (including Republicans) support it. #paidleave #paidfamilyleave #parentalleave #LGBTQ #adoption

Very proud of @GaysWithKids' editor-at-large @ByDavidDodge for this important piece on #marriageequality and #paidparentalleave 👨‍👨‍👧

Let's Codify Marriage Equality—and Paid Parental Leave #Echobox=1666700045" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newsweek.com/this-lgbtq-his…

Been great and surprising to see the energy in Congress for #marriagequality but the truth is LGBTQ marriages are safe for now. 70% of the country supports it/there are no legal challenges. So YES protect LGBTQ marriages—but we need just as much energy in Congress for new rights.

Congress should ALSO turn its attention to enacting #paidparentalleave, something a majority of both parties actually agree on, and that will confer new rights and protections to LGBTQ families, not just enshrine old ones. #LGBTQ @DoveMenCare @GaysWithKids

My latest for @Newsweek. Regardless of what happens on #ElectionDay there will still be a chance for our current elected officials to do the right thing in the lame duck period and codify LGBTQ #MarriageEquality into law. But they can't stop there. newsweek.com/this-lgbtq-his…