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!
The film Holding Moses, about a queer mom and her disabled son, is a contender for Best Documentary Short at the Academy Awards. Watch the 17-minute film, from two queer mom filmmakers, here.
David Atherton, winner of the 2019 Great British Bake Off, has just published a new kids’ cookbook full of tasty recipes, seasoned with a dash of LGBTQ Pride! Here’s an exclusive sneak peek! (And if you missed the two-dad family in his previous kids’ cookbook, I have a look at that, too.)
Parenting can be challenging. And parents can be challenging. Both struggles were highlighted in the third episode of this season’s LW:GQ, featuring Actual Queer Parent™ Kehlani. Let’s explore—and look at some real-life resources.
Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive, holiday-themed books for kids? There may not be as many as we’d like, but there might be more than you think!
The first picture book about a person with AIDS came out in 1989, at the height of the AIDS crisis in the U.S. Here’s more about it (can you guess the better-known title it beat for the Lambda Literary Award?) as well as several kids’ books about AIDS from the past two years.
Several characters in the latest LW:GQ faced the question “Are you ready to be a parent?” I explore their responses—and offer some resources for those asking themselves the same question in real life!
Even as our community grapples with tragedy, I think it is important–perhaps more important than ever–to remind young people that there is also queer joy. The books here, some of the year’s best, cover a range of identities and themes and emphasize love, inspiration, and celebration.
