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Lesbian Tour Guide — A Guest Post

April 4, 2018

Today’s piece is a guest post byÂ Lara Lillibridge, whose memoirÂ Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home, I reviewed yesterday. Here, she offers her thoughts on growing up with two moms and being a “lesbian tour guide” to the outside world. She reminds me, once again, that we parents have as much to learn from our children as they from us (maybe more), and we LGBTQ parents are wise to listen to the voices of those who grew up with LGBTQ parents. We and our own children will be better for it.

A Book Birthday for “Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home”

April 3, 2018

I’m always excited by the publication of memoirs about LGBTQ families, and I’m happy to be part of the blog tour for Lara Lillibridge’s memoir Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home (Skyhorse Publishing), on its launch date and book birthday. Girlish is not a comfortable tale. It is, however, a reminder that we LGBTQ parents are as flawed as any others, and we should not let some ideal of perfection force us or our children into hiding their stories.

Two New Books Show Two Ways to Include LGBTQ Characters

April 2, 2018

It’s going to be a book-focused week here at Mombian. Let’s get started with two new books—one for middle grades and one for young adults—that show two different ways of incorporating LGBTQ characters and themes into a story.

Faith and Family in New Memoir of Queer Motherhood

March 28, 2018

The tension between religion and LGBTQ identities is often portrayed in black and white—but a new memoir shows us the many nuances in one woman’s journey to reconcile her Catholic faith with her love for another woman as they fall in love, have children, and navigate parenthood.

14 LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books Featuring Animals to Read After Marlon Bundo

March 22, 2018

Comedian John Oliver made headlines this week with a new children’s book, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, released in response to A Day in the Life of the Vice PresidentÂ by Charlotte Pence, daughter of Vice President Mike Pence, and illustrated by his wife Karen. In Oliver’s version, Marlon falls in love with another boy bunny. But it’s hardly the only LGBTQ-inclusive children’s book starring animal characters.

New Middle-Grade Book Features Girl with Two Moms, Marriage Equality Win

March 20, 2018

A new middle-grade book, just released today, is told through a series of letters from a 10-year-old girl with two moms to her soon-to-be-born sibling, during a momentous year for both marriage equality and her favorite basketball team.

Watch: Madam Secretary Character Comes Out as Bisexual Parent

March 16, 2018

This Sunday on CBS’ show Madam Secretary, the character Kat Sandoval (played by bisexual actor Sara Ramirez), will come out as both bisexual and a parent in an episode that also deals with international LGBTQ rights. Watch a clip.

Your Input Wanted for Queer-Inclusive Sex Ed Book

March 7, 2018

Two of my favorite LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books of recent years areÂ Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth’s works on sexuality and reproduction,Â What Makes a Baby? and Sex Is a Funny Word. Now, the two want your input for their next volume.

Did You Catch All the Queer Parent Moments at the Oscars?

March 5, 2018

Last night’s Academy Awards were full not only of queer moments, but of several that featured queer parents in particular. Did you catch them all—particularly the Black two-mom family in one short film/advertisement made just for the Oscars?

Where Are All the LGBTQ Kid Show Book Tie-Ins?

February 28, 2018

Many of us queer parents (myself included) bemoan the lack of LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books, especially for younger tots. There’s one potential source for these books, however, that has not yet been fully tapped: tie-ins to the increasing (though still small) number of LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ television shows.