How does the journey to parenthood change us—especially a journey that isn’t straight, in many senses of the word? That’s the question asked in The Mattachine Family, a new movie from Andy Vallentine about a two-man couple trying to decide whether to continue pursuing parenthood after their foster child returns to his birth mother. Watch a trailer here.
As a queer parent, I’ve learned so much from the stories of other queer parents. That’s why I’m excited to be a partner of The Queer Family Podcast for their second annual Pride Extravaganza! The show is bringing on some amazing guests this month, including Rosie O’Donnell and Colton Underwood!
The great middle grade titles keep rolling in, and this week we have a two-girl crush, a summer camp graphic novel with a nonbinary protagonist (and a crush), a nonbinary kid making a place for themself (with a little help from some friends), and an autobiography of Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya.
Are your kids getting too old for picture books but not quite ready to tackle middle grade titles? Try these two new, absolutely adorable LGBTQ-inclusive titles with nonbinary representation, aimed at beginning readers!
Three new picture books explore various aspects of family relationships through the eyes of a boy with two moms, a boy with a gay uncle, and a girl with a queer older sibling.
The wave of great new LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade books keeps on coming! Here are some recent ones that show a range of adventure, humor, self-exploration, interpersonal drama, and queer identities.
It’s nearly Mother’s Day (or Mothers’ Day, if that’s how you roll), so here are some great new LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books to enjoy this weekend or anytime.
Pride will be here before we know it, so get a jump on the celebration and check out some of these great new books for young children and middle-grade readers, with themes of LGBTQ Pride, history, and culture!
Kyle Lukoff is a two-time Stonewall Award winner, Newbery Award Honoree, and a former children’s librarian who has given voice to many transgender and other queer characters in his books for kids—and now you can ask him questions for an upcoming virtual Q & A hosted by OurShelves!
During pregnancy, a body changes dramatically. Access to postpartum health care, however, can be inconsistent, with little evidence-based information available to help guide people in their recovery, according to a new book aimed at providing just that—a book for “every postpartum human,” including trans and nonbinary people and people whose pregnancies did not end in parenthood.
