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A New Book Explores Genes, Choice, and Donor Kin

January 29, 2019

Many queer families, including my own, began with one parent’s eggs and donor sperm—and donor conception is also an option for many single parents and non-queer fertility-challenged couples. But the sperm of a single anonymous donor may be used to create children for numerous families—and many of these them are connecting to create new networks of kinship that sit at the intersection of chosen and genetic family. A thoughtful new book explores how these networks have evolved and the benefits and challenges for children and parents in them.

Zach Wahls and the Values His Moms Taught Him

November 12, 2018

Zach Wahls made history last week as the first known person with LGBTQ parents to be elected to a state legislature, gaining a seat in the Iowa Senate. Six years ago, though, he wrote a book about his two moms—and I wrote a review, published elsewhere, that I never posted on this blog in full. Here it is, with an addendum.

“Reading the Rainbow” Shows How to Bring LGBTQ Inclusion into Elementary School Classrooms

May 9, 2018

For Teacher Appreciation Week, let’s look at a new book aimed at helping elementary school English teachers bring LGBTQ inclusion into their classrooms or deepen discussions they may already be having around LGBTQ identity and gender.

New Guide to LGBTQAI+ Kids’/YA Books Offers Lists, Advice, Discussion

April 23, 2018

A new guide to LGBTQAI+ children’s and young adult books should become a go-to resource for librarians, teachers, and parents—although it needs to clean up a few errors.

Writing Our Stories: Memoirs of Queer Parents

April 18, 2018

Looking for good reads from other LGBTQ parents? Want something book-length to really dig your teeth into? Check out nearly two dozen memoirs!

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.

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.

9 LGBTQ Parenting Story and Photo Collections to Inspire and Inform

January 16, 2018

Looking for stories of families like yours? Want to expand your understanding of other families under the big rainbow umbrella? Need some inspiration on your parenting journey? Check out these anthologies and other collections of true LGBTQ parenting tales and photos!

The Shit No One Tells You About Pregnancy

Pregnancy: All the Sh!t You Need to Know

December 11, 2017

Thinking about getting pregnant? Want a guide that’s both fun and practical, avoids saccharine platitudes, and is inclusive of two-mom families? Here’s a new book just for you.