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Giving Tuesday 2022

Teaching Our Children to Give

Today is Giving Tuesday, but I’m not going to ask you to give to any particular organizations. (There are any number of good ones to support with your time and/or money, and I hope you do.) Instead, I’ll once again share some of the ways my spouse and I have tried to show our son the importance of giving.

LGBTQ Picture Books 2022 - Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide: 2 Dozen of 2022’s Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books

Even as our community grapples with tragedy, I think it is important–perhaps more important than ever–to remind young people that there is also queer joy. The books here, some of the year’s best, cover a range of identities and themes and emphasize love, inspiration, and celebration.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Remembering Those Lost: Transgender Day of Remembrance 2022

Today marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a time to honor the lives of those who died because of anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. I wish all of my transgender friends and readers love and support on this day of mourning.

Massachusetts marriage equality quote, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall

November 18: the Queerest of Days

Sixteen years ago today, my spouse and I got legally married after 13 years together—three years to the day after the ruling that made Massachusetts the first U.S. state to have marriage equality. And today, the U.S. Senate could act on a bill to ensure that our marriage will remain legal. I can’t believe that’s even in question, but here we are. It’s a propitious date, however, for even more reasons.

Birth control pills

Thanks, Birth Control, for Giving Me My Family

The only time in my life that I went on birth control was when my spouse and I were trying to have a baby. That’s why I’m celebrating Thanks, Birth Control Day today—because birth control matters to so many people in so many ways. Read on for my story.

Kids' Books With Trans Parents

Kids’ Books With Transgender Parents for Trans Parent Day (or Any Day)

Today is Transgender Parent Day, a time to celebrate and honor transgender parents! For today and any day, here are some great picture books and middle grade titles that star kids with trans parents. I wish all transgender parents a day full of love and happiness, and many more to come.

Ashley T. Brundage, courtesy of her

A Transgender Leader and Mom’s Empowering Journey

Ashley T. Brundage is a leadership and empowerment expert and an “open, out, proud woman of transgender experience.” She’s also a mom, and spoke with me recently about empowerment, parenting, and more.

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