A Gift Guide to Books for LGBTQ Families
It was a good year for books about LGBTQ families and youth. Here are some of my 2016 favorites—great for gift giving or borrowing from the library to read with family over the holidays.
Holidays
Talking Turkey (and Politics) on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is almost here, and for many of us, that means dinner with extended family, not all of whom share our political views. Fear not—here’s a roundup of ways to survive the holiday without the cranberry sauce flying.
November 18: A Queer Day to Celebrate
Exactly 13 years ago today, same-sex couples gained the right to marry in a U.S. state for the first time. In the U.K., on the same day, the government repealed Section 28, which had prevented local authorities from “promoting homosexuality.” Three years to the day later, my spouse and I made our own marriage legal.
UK Supermarket Features Two-Mom Family in Christmas Ad
UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s features a two-mom couple, along with an interracial couple, in its upbeat Christmas ad for the year.
Thinking of Our Country and Our Families This Veterans Day
It’s Veterans Day as well as Military Family Month, and that has special import during this week of turmoil and division in our country.
The Halloween Election Zombie Apocalypse — Again
Four years goes by fast. On Halloween in 2012, I posted this video from director Joss Whedon about how voting for Mitt Romney could lead to the zombie apocalypse. Substitute “Trump” for “Romney” and this is still relevant. Now that’s scary!
Get Your “I Love My Mummies” Shirts for Halloween
They’re back!
Get your “I Love My Mummies” t-shirts and other baby and kid apparel before Halloween.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup – Father’s Day Edition
A very happy day to all who define yourselves as fathers, have or had fathers, or use Father’s Day to celebrate any parent, donor, or other important person in your family. Here are a few recent pieces that explore some of the many ways of being a dad.
Mother’s Day: If You Feel It’s Your Day, then Celebrate
Happy Mother’s Day to anyone and everyone who calls themselves a mother. Mothering is a big concept, so there’s lots of room for all!
Moses Had Two Mommies: And Other LGBTQ Passover Thoughts
Tonight is the first night of Passover, when Jews around the world gather to celebrate freedom from slavery in Egypt, under the leadership of a man who had two mommies.