Today is LGBTQ Families Day and the start of Pride Month! Here’s how to join in—plus some other goings on, including an important new report about LGBTQ families and parentage laws, a new tool about LGBTQ paths to parentage, and a discussion with PFLAG and me that you can hear this afternoon!
There are now dozens of kids’ books about Pride, its symbols, and the LGBTQ leaders who are part of its history. Here are some new ones, plus many old favorites, to enjoy this month and all year ‘round!
My spouse Helen and I chatted recently with Jaimie Kelton of The Queer Family Podcast about our path to parenthood via reciprocal IVF, having a son who’s now in college, why I started this blog, and more. Have a listen!
Thursday, June 1, 2023, is the 18th Annual LGBTQ Families Day and I hope you’ll all take part! Here’s the official press release, explaining why the event is so important this year as a celebration of family, community, and pride.
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT)—but it also marks two other key civil rights events! Can you name them?
When my son was 7, I asked what he thought I should write about for Mother’s Day, and he said, “Tell them that having two moms is just like having two people of any kind take care of you, except it’s more work on Mother’s Day.”
I still remember the first time it happened, when my son was in preschool in the early aughts. I’ve shared this story before, but not for a while. As we approach the season of parenting holidays, I thought I’d do so again.
Jen Ellis, the Vermont teacher who created the mittens that Senator Bernie Sanders wore in his now-famous photo, has written a surprisingly moving memoir not only about how that happened, but also how it ties into her wider story of coming out, becoming a parent, the power of crafting, and the magic of generosity.
Hot on the heels of Lesbian Visibility Day, today is Donor Conception Awareness Day, a time for raising awareness of all families, LGBTQ and not, who started via donor conception. Here are a few great new, LGBTQ-inclusive resources for both parents and kids—and a little about my own family story.
It’s Lesbian Visibility Day, so here are a few pieces of lesbian mom history to honor those who went before us, even as we continue to move forward.
