Queer Women + Their Pets

Pooches & Pussies of the Year

Ahh, lesbians and their pets… Each month, we present our pick for Precious Pet to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and to make some magnificent mommies very proud. Time and time again, we hear that this column is one of our readers’ favorite parts of GO. Ladies, the pooches and pussies that make us go “Awww!”

MIJO CARBINE-MARCH

AGE: 9

SEX: M

ETHINICITY: Long Haired Chihuahua

BIRTHPLACE: NH

RESIDENCE: Chelsea, NY

OCCUPATION: Socialite (and expert cockroach trapper)

FAVORITE TOY: His monkey (stuffed animal, of course)

FAVORITE LEISURE ACTIVITY: People watching from the window sill (and making love to his green pillow)

FAVORITE FOOD: Green beans

PET PEEVE: Being called a cat

LEAST FAVORITE PHRASE: Any baby talk

Amber, 27, teacher, and Charity, 28, organizer, live with Mijo in Chelsea, NY. “Mijo has a college degree! He and his mommies attended Eckerd College in Florida, one of the few with ‘pet dorms.’”

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