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Massachusetts Marriage Ruling

Massachusetts Moms Who Were First to Marry Talk About the Trauma

Fifteen years ago today was the first legal wedding of a same-sex couple in the United States—moms Hillary and Julie Goodridge. Now they and their daughter Annie are sharing more about their fight to marry and the stress that it caused on their relationship—stress that caused them to divorce five years later. It’s a sobering tale about the price that progress can have on activists and their families.

StoryCorps OutLoud

New StoryCorps Initiative to Capture Stories of LGBTQ Elders — Here’s How to Help

StoryCorps, the national oral history project, is launching a new initiative to capture the stories of LGBTQ elders born before the Stonewall Riots. Even if you don’t fit this category yourself, you can interview an LGBTQ elder and help preserve their stories for the future. The project is personal to StoryCorps founder Dave Isay, who has said his own dad’s coming out and relating the story of Stonewall helped inspire StoryCorps itself.

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Watch Now: Two-Mom Couple Featured in Documentary on IVF

Sarah and Yessie Williams, spouses from Brooklyn, New York, are featured in a new documentary airing today about four different couples and their journeys to create families through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Watch it here!

LGBTQ Families Speak Out

Video Project Captures LGBTQ Families’ School Experiences

An ongoing project in Canada has been conducting video interviews of families with LGBTQ parents and/or LGBTQ children about their children’s experiences in school. Have a look at some of the many clips from nearly 40 families.

U.S. Flag in Cloudy Sky

Two Stories of Transgender Servicemembers and Their Families

President Trump’s senseless ban on transgender people in the military went into effect Friday. Here are two recent pieces on transgender servicemembers who are parents and the impact the ban is having on them and their families.

Post of the Week

Post of the Week: “Chestfeeding”

Here’s a thoughtful read to end your week: Aren Aizura’s piece at Mutha Magazine: “Chestfeeding,” about parenting as a trans, queer dad with another trans, queer dad.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

Lots of moving family stories in this roundup, including a family living full time in their RV; a couple who induced lactation so they could both nurse; a trans dad and his spouse who started their family with two known donors, also spouses; stories of infertility and miscarriage, and more–including penguins!

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