Family Profiles

Ellia Green, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts, and Their Child. Photo courtesy of Bingham Cup

First Olympian to Come Out as a Trans Man Credits His Child for Inspiration

Australian rugby player Ellia Green has come out as a trans man, the first Olympian to do so. The 2016 gold medalist and his wife also have an infant daughter, whom he credits as an inspiration for being open about himself. Click through to read more and see more photos of this loving family!

Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of My (In)Fertility

New Queer Parenting Memoir Looks at (In)Fertility and Its Discontents

Michelle Tea’s new book isn’t the first queer parenting memoir, nor the first by a single queer person who decided to get pregnant, nor the first to look at infertility. Yet the humorous, revealing, sometimes raunchy tale of her path to parenthood at age 40 brings a unique perspective to the genre.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

We’re full of stories today: personal stories of forming families, reflections from grown children of LGBTQ parents, and the political stories impacting LGBTQ parents and our children. Have a read of what I haven’t covered elsewhere.

Gloria Allen - photo courtesy of "Mama Gloria" film

In Memoriam: Transgender Activist Gloria Allen (Mama Gloria)

Transgender activist Gloria Allen (Mama Gloria), who founded and ran a charm school for homeless trans youth and was the subject of the award-winning documentary “Mama Gloria” and the critically acclaimed play “Charm,” has died at the age of 76.

J. Shia and son, one of many families who found themselves unprotected under current Massachusetts law. See their story at massparentage.com. Photo courtesy of J. Shia.

A Motorcycle Mom — and Her Fight for Equal Parentage

The New York Times just published an article about J. Shia, owner of a vintage motorcycle repair shop in Boston. If you recognize her name, that might be because this motorcycle builder, artist, and queer mom has also been fighting for the right to equal, legal parentage—a right that a pending bill could help ensure.

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WNBA Star Candace Parker Comes Out and Announces Her Wife Is Pregnant

When WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker makes a move, you know it’s going to be big. Today on Instagram she not only told the world that she married former Russian Olympic basketball player Anna Petrakova two years ago, but that Petrakova is pregnant.

Circus Boy - Poster

Watch: “Circus Boy” Shows the Expanding Circles of Family

A new documentary asks us to consider “What is family?” as it depicts a teen boy finding two dads in a gay couple (in spirit if not in law) while staying connected to his birth family. At the same time, one of the men prepares to introduce his own mother to the boy for the first time. Watch a trailer here and stream it today.

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