Wishing joy, love, and strength to all trans parents on this Trans Parent Day. To mark the occasion, here are some books from the past year or so that feature trans parents: an anthology and a memoir for grown-ups, and two middle grade books starring kids with trans parents.
Halloween is almost here, and it’s a scary time for many LGBTQ parents. November is around the corner, with consequential elections and the hearing for a U.S. Supreme Court case that could facilitate discrimination against our families. But we’ve faced scary things before. Here’s what to remember this week.
Halloween is almost here, and this year’s new LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books include a cauldron of tales about witches, ghosts, monsters, and other spooky things (plus some not-so-spooky tales for the very youngest trick-or-treaters). Some of them are among my very favorite titles of the year.
For International Pronouns Day, here’s my latest roundup of kids’ books, music, and games all about pronouns. Correct pronoun use is both a sign of good grammar and a sign of respect, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun learning about them!
For July 4th, I’m highlighting seven children’s books about LGBTQ Americans who advanced civil rights, fought for our country’s unity, and evocatively conveyed the strengths, flaws, and diversity of our country in words and music.
I can think of no better way to mark July 4th than by watching a new film about the author of “America the Beautiful,” Katharine Lee Bates, an educator and social reformer who saw both our country’s beauty and its flaws—and whose loving partner of 25 years was another woman.
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.
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?
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.
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!
