Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU (Seven Stories Press) continues a groundbreaking, LGBTQ-inclusive series for young people on human sexuality—and should have many cheering at its thoughtful, empowering, and accurate approach. The book does not merely include all LGBTQ identities, but celebrates them as equal parts of the human spectrum.
The only thing that would make me like the Harry Potter series more than I do would be if Professor McGonagall and Madame Hooch, the Quidditch coach, were an item.
BuzzFeed recently reminded us that Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee once called the children of same-sex parents “little guinea pigs.” Gay guinea pigs are a thing, though—and he should learn from them.
A new project aims to connect LGBTQ-inclusive books with young readers at schools, libraries, and homeless shelters—but it’s not the first to do so.
Pride Month is the highlight of the LGBTQ calendar, so here are a few children’s books to help our kids better understand what all the fuss is about. I’ve chosen works specifically about Pride as well as ones that explore other aspects of the LGBTQ rights movement and its history.
Actor Neil Patrick Harris has lent his voice to a brand-new audio recording of And Tango Makes Three, the children’s book based on the true story of two male penguins who raise a chick together. Listen to a clip after the jump. The book also celebrates its 10th anniversary with two new editions, including a board book!
Transgender and gender nonconforming children, their families, friends, and peers have something new to celebrate: a new children’s CD about gender diversity with great music and exuberant lines like “You don’t have to be just a boy or a girl/You can be a beautiful blended swirl.”
The Fosters, ABC Family’s lesbian mom drama, returns tonight after a previous season that saw the youngest same-sex kiss on television. It’s followed by the premiere of Becoming Us, a reality series about a young man and his transitioning transgender parent.
“Holy,” the first video from the new children’s album celebrating transgender and gender expansive children may just bring tears of joy to your eyes. Watch.
This cute video by British actor and filmmaker Olly Pike tells the tale of a prince who has found the man of his dreams–and stands above many other gay prince stories.
