Picture books about different types of families are increasingly common, but a new book gives us a take on the subject that feels particularly varied and intersectional, with a rarer—and emphatic—acknowledgment of chosen families.
The latest season of “Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson,” ABC Audio’s award-winning, LGBTQ-themed podcast, is all about family and parenting, and kicks off with a conversation between LZ and his son.
As the parent of a college student, I can offer The L Word: Generation Q’s Bette and Tina this firm advice: Never drop in at your child’s dorm unannounced.
I’m honored that Mombian has again been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the “Outstanding Blog” category. I won in 2012, and am humbled to be in the mix this year as I head towards my 18th blogiversary. Here’s more on the blog nominees and on other children’s and family categories.
The first must-read, LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade novel of 2023 is set in 1987 at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S., and centers on a girl whose father is dying from complications of AIDS.
I’m not even going to search for a parenting quote from the episode to use in this post title—the episode title itself says it all, and this episode was packed with themes of family and parenting. Here’s my take.
I skipped Episode 6, which had little about parenting, so we’re on to Episode 7, which brings us Rosie O’Donnell being parental, plus the well-worn trope of “wacky potential sperm donor situations.”
Micah and Maribel are choosing a sperm donor in the latest L Word: Generation Q, and they’re finding out what many of us know—it can be a surreal experience, but also an opportunity for learning. Here’s my parenting-focused analysis of the episode, with real-life resources.
I’ve added nearly 200 new items to my Database of LGBTQ Family Books and More this year—so here’s a roundup of some of the roundups I’ve done, highlighting various identities, topics, and themes: Baking! Cats! Drag queens! Science! Bedtime stories! Board books! Queer kids! Queer moms! Queer dads! Trans and nonbinary parents! and much more.
The fourth episode of this season’s The L Word: Generation Q centered a joyous look at transgender, nonbinary parents and their kids, discussed LGBTQ parental names, which I’ve been collecting for over a decade, and mentioned the restaurant of a queer chef who has a picture book about her. Here’s my parenting-focused recap!
