Six years ago, Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Donna Johnson was killed in Afghanistan and her wife had to fight for survivor benefits. Now, the National Guard is naming a readiness center in her honor.
Lots of good reads (and photos!) as we swing into the end of August, including a big move by the world’s best-selling diaper manufacturer!
I’m very pleased to bring you not only a guest post by Robin Fox, a mother of two who shares her family’s experience at Family Week in Provincetown, but also a special discount for Mombian readers who are not yet registered for the event! Read on for details.
A story of adoption, a business offering expanded family benefits to all employees, progress for same-sex parents in Italy, and more!
Read on.
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.
As a mom, Erin Uritus, the new CEO of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, knows first-hand how important it is for companies to support their queer parent employees in starting families and finding work-life balance.
The Winter Olympics start this Thursday, and—proving once again that queer parents can do anything—there’s a queer parent competing: Dutch snowboarder and three-time Olympian Cheryl Maas. Read on to learn more about her.
“If These Ovaries Could Talk,” a fun and informative new podcast by two lesbian moms, shares stories of baby making and other aspects of raising and caring for our families. Meet them and have a listen!
Two pairs of bi-national same-sex parents are suing the U.S. State Department for refusing to recognize their valid marriages and denying their children their rightful citizenship at birth. See them tell their stories in two short videos.
The day may be short, but it’s full of LGBTQ parenting news.
Pull up a cup of something warm and read on.
