Florida Expands “Don’t Say Gay/LGBTQ” to All Grades
The Florida Board of Education has agreed to expand the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay/LGBTQ” law to all K-12 grades.
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Gender and Role Models: One Queer Parent’s Perspective
A number of years ago, a mainstream journalist asked me, “Are you worried about providing male role models for your son?” Here’s the piece I wrote about my answer, which I’m pulling from the archives and freshening up a bit.
Books and Names for Nonbinary Parents Day and Any Day
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!
Listen to the Silence
Listen to the silence. As part of a national student-led demonstration, youth from middle grades to college are choosing to remain silent today, the GLSEN Day of Silence, to protest the harm caused by harassment and discrimination towards LGBTQ people in schools.
Kids Born Via Assisted Repro Do Fine, but There’s Value in Early Disclosure: Study
A landmark long-term study has found that children and young adults born via third-party assisted reproduction have no differences from others in psychological well-being or quality of family relationships, but that there is benefit to telling them at an early age about their origins.
30 Years of Love and Progress
My spouse Helen and I recently celebrated our 30th anniversary. At a time when the LGBTQ community is being attacked on all sides, this personal milestone also reminded me that despite the many challenges for LGBTQ folks right now, progress can happen and queer joy is real.
Passover Questions for LGBTQ Families: A Seder Supplement
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.
School District Will Only Teach About Contributions of Queer Americans
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.
A Trans Boy Tells His Own True Story in Middle-Grade Memoir
For Transgender Day of Visibility, I can think of no better book to highlight than this engaging middle-grade memoir by a young trans teen himself, telling his own childhood story. It feels like a vital, potentially lifesaving book at this moment in time.
The Financial Costs of LGBTQ Family Formation and Protection
It takes love—and often money—to make a family. A new report looks at the financial experiences of LGBTQ people in the United States, including ones related to starting families and securing legal parental rights. Let’s dig into ti!