Happy International Pronouns Day to You, Her, Him, Them, Zir, Eir, and All of Us!
For International Pronouns Day, I’m rounding up some of the great kids’ books, music, and games that focus on pronouns as expressions of gender and self!
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Schools Remain Hostile for LGBTQ Students, New Study Shows
GLSEN’s latest biennial National School Climate Survey (NSCS), released today, has found few positive changes for LGBTQ students in the past two years, with 82 percent of LGBTQ students feeling unsafe at school, and almost all hearing anti-LGBTQ remarks, many from teachers and staff. What can we do about this?
16 Spooky LGBTQ Kids’ Books for Halloween
Put a little (kid-friendly) spookiness in your season with these terrific LGBTQ-inclusive picture books and middle grade titles filled with ghosts, spirits, witches, and even queer vampire and werewolf moms!
The History of LGBTQ Families Is Older Than You May Think
How far back can we trace the history of LGBTQ families? Consider: Sappho and Alexander the Great both likely fell under the big queer umbrella and had children. For LGBTQ History Month, then, here’s a little about the long history of LGBTQ families.
A Lesbian Mom’s Thoughts on Coming Out
Coming out is often described as an ongoing journey. As parents, it is a journey we take with our children. For National Coming Out Day, here are a few things I’ve learned along the way.
9 Picture Book Biographies for International Lesbian Day and LGBTQ History Month
It’s International Lesbian Day and LGBTQ History Month, so here are some picture book biographies of lesbians you should know!
2 Queer Parents Won Nobel Prizes This Week: Why Does This Matter?
I’m still excited over this week’s two—TWO!—Nobel laureates (Carolyn Bertozzi and Svante Pääbo) who are also queer parents. Why does this matter?
Bisexual Dad Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine
That’s right. This year has seen not one, but two queer parents winning Nobel Prizes! Svante Pääbo is this year’s Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution. He’s also a bisexual dad.
Lesbian Mom Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Another entry for the “queer parents can do anything” files: Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi, a professor at Stanford University, has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the 59th woman to win the prize (versus more than 800 men). She’s also a lesbian mom.
Two New Memoirs Explore Queer Families
Two new memoirs offer differing looks at queer families. In one, the author reflects on the coming out not only of her and her two siblings (as lesbian, bi, and trans, respectively), but of their dad as gay. In another, the author shares her story of navigating infertility, miscarriage, breast cancer, separation, and adoption.