Finding Pride as an LGBTQ Parent in 2026
Pride is a word that contains multitudes. This month, I am thinking about how the various aspects of Pride and pride come together for me as an LGBTQ parent at this moment in history.
Holidays
Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (and More)
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). Do you know why May 17 was chosen—and what other two key civil rights events happened on the same date?
Celebrate (and Punctuate) Mother’s Day However You Like
An old New Yorker cartoon recirculates every year at this time, in which a child with two moms explains to the teacher where to put the apostrophe in “Mothers’ Day.” But really, queer moms exist in the singular and the plural. Punctuation of the holiday, like so much else about queer parenthood, has many right answers.
Celebrating Nonbinary Parents With Picture Books, Kids’ Music, and Parental Names
Celebrate Nonbinary Parents Day today with these picture books featuring nonbinary parents (and other nonbinary adult relatives), a beautiful lullaby about nonbinary parents, and suggestions for nonbinary parental names from many nonbinary parents. Wishing all nonbinary parents a day full of love and joy!
For Trans Day of Visibility: 10 Transgender Parents You Should Know
For Trans Day of Visibility, come learn about 10 notable transgender parents—authors, journalists, musicians, athletes, advocates, and an actual rocket scientist, among other things. They’ve made positive marks on both the world and their families.
On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2026
This year seems an especially good time to recall some of Dr. King’s wisdom.
Happy New Year 2026!
A very happy new year to you and your families, however you define them! May 2026 bring you love, peace, kindness, and joy, no matter where you are in your family journeys. There are challenges ahead, to be sure, but we will face them together.
“The Christmas Baby”: Queer Family Cheer for the Holidays
Hallmark Channel‘s new movie The Christmas Baby is the story of a two-woman couple whose lives are upended when a stranger leaves a baby at their doorstep. It’s a lighthearted tale about family and change—which just might be what we need right now.
Of Tragedy and Light
This was not the post I intended to write today—but it has been a weekend of tragedies. How can we find light in the world when there remains so much darkness?
17 LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books About the Winter Holidays
Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books about the winter holidays? Check out these picture books—including two brand-new ones for Christmas and Hanukkah—plus a few middle grade titles that would also make great family read-alouds for younger children!