14 Recent Kids’ Books With Transgender Protagonists
This Sunday marks Transgender Day of Visibility, so let’s showcase some middle grade and picture book titles from 2023 and 2024 with transgender protagonists, great to read all year ’round!
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A Parent By Any Other Name: What Kids Call Their LGBTQ Parents (2024 Update)
One of the most frequent questions I’ve heard from prospective LGBTQ parents is “What should our kids call us?” Here are just a few of the 400+ real-life names—and the stories behind them—that people have shared with the Mombian LGBTQ Parental Names Project since it began in 2011. Have a read and add your own!
Nicole Berner Is 2nd Lesbian Mom Confirmed to Federal Bench This Month
Lesbian moms. We’re judging you. At least some of us are, with Nicole Berner confirmed by the Senate Tuesday to a seat on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, joining Melissa DuBose, another lesbian mom who was confirmed last week to a U.S. District Court seat.
Judge (and Lesbian Mom) Melissa DuBose Confirmed to Federal Bench
Judge Melissa DuBose was confirmed Tuesday as a federal judge for the District of Rhode Island, making her the state’s first Black and first out LGBTQ federal judge, and marking the 100th time a Black woman was confirmed to a lifetime federal judiciary appointment. She and her partner of over 20 years have two sons.
Florida Students Can Now “Say Gay/LGBTQ” After Major Settlement
Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay/LGBTQ” law has been defanged. More than a dozen Florida parents, students, and teachers, plus LGBTQ organizations Equality Florida and Family Equality, who had challenged the law’s constitutionality, reached a settlement yesterday that removes the most harmful, anti-LGBTQ aspects of the legislation.
Happy 51st Birthday, PFLAG!
On March 11, 1973, Jeanne Manford, a teacher, and her husband Jules, a dentist, at the urging of their gay son Morty, held the first meeting of what would become known as PFLAG, an organization—nay, a movement—of allyship and love.
International Women’s Day: How Can We Inspire Inclusion in Our Children?
Today is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is “Inspire Inclusion.” I’ve been thinking, therefore, about how we parents can help our children inspire inclusion for girls and women. Here’s my own experience.
Join Family Equality and Me for an LGBTQ+ Empty Nesters Webinar
Being a parent is a lifetime commitment—but when our children leave home, our relationships with them and our parenting partner(s) may change. If you’re also an empty nester or soon to be, please join Family Equality and me for a webinar about navigating this stage in our family journeys!
American Psychological Association Affirms Evidence-Based Care for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Diverse Adults and Children
The American Psychological Association (APA) has adopted what it calls a “groundbreaking” policy in support of evidence-based care for transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse children, adolescents, and adults.
CampOUT LGBTQ-Centered Summer Camp Returns to Central Massachusetts
CampOUT at the Farm School, a week-long summer camp for LGBTQ youth and youth from LGBTQ families, is back in Central Massachusetts after a break of 10 years. Registration is now open and “camperships” are available to help with financial need.