ating ▁dis orders , ▁les bian ism , ▁les bian ▁and ▁gay ▁parent ing , ▁and ▁her ▁gender ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁femme . ▁Her ▁best - known ▁work ▁is ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁He ather ▁Has ▁Two ▁M omm ies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁many ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁cou ples ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁found ▁the ▁first ▁ref lections ▁of ▁their ▁families ▁in ▁this ▁picture ▁book . ▁She ▁was ▁later ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁another ▁similar ▁controvers y ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁her ▁book ▁Bel inda ' s ▁Bou quet ▁was ▁b anned ▁by ▁School ▁District ▁ 3 6 ▁Sur rey ▁in ▁Sur rey , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁alongside ▁Johnny ▁Valent ine ' s ▁One ▁D ad , ▁Two ▁D ads , ▁Brown ▁D ad , ▁Blue ▁D ads ▁and ▁Ros am und ▁El win ▁and ▁M iche le ▁Paul se ' s ▁Ash a ' s ▁M ums . ▁That ▁ban ▁was ▁eventually ▁over turn ed ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁decision ▁Chamber lain ▁v ▁Sur rey ▁School ▁District ▁No ▁ 3 6 . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁author ed ▁The ▁Boy ▁Who ▁C ried ▁Fab ul ous ▁and ▁H ach iko ▁Wa its ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Her ▁literary ▁awards ▁include ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁Fellow ships ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Art ists ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁James ▁Bald win ▁award ▁for ▁Cultural ▁Ach iev ement ,