New Guide to LGBTQAI+ Kids’/YA Books Offers Lists, Advice, Discussion
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.
Books for Parents
Writing Our Stories: Memoirs of Queer Parents
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
Today’s piece is a guest post by Lara Lillibridge, whose memoir 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”
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
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
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!
Pregnancy: All the Sh!t You Need to Know
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.
A Holiday Guide to 2017’s LGBTQ Family Books
This year saw a great crop of books by, for, and about LGBTQ families. Here are some of my favorites. Make them yours (and your children’s), too!
Showcasing the Images and Experiences of People with LGBTQ Parents
Award-winning photographer Gabriela Herman knew that for her new book, The Kids: The Children of LGBTQ Parents in the USA, “the images would be portraits of the children, with no one else in them.” She wanted to show what life with LGBTQ parents “is like through their eyes.” That vision has given us a striking,
Over 200 Books, Videos, Music Albums, and More for and About LGBTQ Families
Looking for books, videos, or music albums for your children that feature LGBTQ families? Want some memoirs by LGBTQ parents or our adult children to read yourself? Need a guide to this adventure we call LGBTQ parenting? A book on LGBTQ-inclusive schools? Baby books? Check out my revamped Mombian Shop, which has spiffy new organization and even more items!