A Multiplicity of Pride
Pride is not just a month, but a feeling—or rather, many feelings, and I am experiencing several of them right now as I mark personal, professional, and communal milestones.
Holidays
15 Recent Picture Books Featuring Queer Dads for Father’s Day or Any Day
Happy Father’s (or Fathers’) Day to the dads, to all who fill that role, and to all who claim today as their own. Let’s celebrate with a roundup of recent picture books (and one board book) featuring queer dads!
The Parental Holiday Season Is for Inclusion, Not Exclusion
Republican legislators in Ohio want to designate the time between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as “Natural Family Month,” an attempt to exclude LGBTQ and other families that don’t fit a one-mom, one-dad structure. For 20 years, however, LGBTQ Families Day has sat between the two holidays with a message of inclusion, not exclusion.
3 Civil Rights Milestones on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). Do you know why May 17 was chosen—and what two other key civil rights events happened on the same day in different years?
Mother’s Day as an Act of Resistance
Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day after it) can be fraught times for LGBTQ parents and our children, often underscoring that our families are different. I try to see them, however, as opportunities to reclaim and extend the holidays and to remind the world that queer families exist. This year, that’s more important than ever.
Celebrate LGBTQ Families Day on June 2, 2025
Save the Date! Monday, June 2, 2025, is the 20th Annual LGBTQ Families Day, a time to celebrate the many families with LGBTQ people in them. The event aims to raise awareness of the diversity, joys, and challenges of all LGBTQ families—found, formed, and chosen—and to show their strength, elevate their collective stories, and reaffirm allies’ support.
Picture Books, Kids’ Music, and Parental Names to Celebrate Nonbinary Parents Day
Happy Nonbinary Parents Day to nonbinary parents and your families! Celebrate with these picture books featuring nonbinary parents (or other close relatives), a beautiful lullaby about nonbinary parents, and insights from nonbinary parents about what their kids call them.
3 Queer-Inclusive Picture Books About Valentine’s Day
For this day of love (or any time you want a little more of it), here are three sweet, fun, and queer-inclusive picture books about Valentine’s Day.
Happy New Year!
A very happy New Year to you and your families, however you define them! We are heading into a year that will challenge the LGBTQ community like no other—but I hope we can also band together like never before. Here’s to a year full of love and joy despite the obstacles ahead.