Happy Nonbinary Parents Day to all of the many nonbinary parents out there! Here are some books for all ages featuring nonbinary parents and adults, as well as ideas from other nonbinary parents about what their kids call them!
Passover begins this Wednesday! How might we LGBTQ families use the traditional “Four Questions” of the holiday to guide our modern-day journeys? Here are my suggestions, slightly revised from a piece I wrote a few years ago.
A school district has announced that from now on, its history classes will only teach about the contributions of queer people—not straight, cisgender ones—to American history.
Happy International Women’s Day! Celebrate with some recent picture-book biographies of these inspiring queer and queer-adjacent women!
Let’s celebrate Valentine’s Day with some LGBTQ-inclusive picture books on love! Here are some of my favorites (including a bunch of new ones for this year) that showcase different kinds of love: romantic, familial, and otherwise.
I hope we not only read Dr. King’s words today, but put them into action throughout the year. Here are some resources for talking with kids about the holiday, and also about race and racism—conversations we should be having regularly.
For many of us, it’s time for New Year’s resolutions! Here are some suggested resolutions for us LGBTQ parents, slightly updated from a list I posted last year. I hope you find one or more of them to inspire you.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Posting will be light here for a bit while I make merry with my interfaith family, though I may still have a few pieces for you in the coming week. I’ll also keep up the fun on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Please join me!
Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive, holiday-themed books for kids? There may not be as many as we’d like, but there might be more than you think!
Even as our community grapples with tragedy, I think it is important–perhaps more important than ever–to remind young people that there is also queer joy. The books here, some of the year’s best, cover a range of identities and themes and emphasize love, inspiration, and celebration.
