A Flock of Same-Sex Penguin Parents (and Aspirational Flamingos)
Same-sex penguin parents have been much in the news of late—and the flamingos aren’t far behind.
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Kids’ Coloring Pages & Activity Sheets from Hulu’s Two-Dad Show, The Bravest Knight
Hulu’s new animated children’s series, The Bravest Knight, stars a young girl training to be a knight with the help of her two dads. It’s a charming and fun show with an all-star cast—and Hulu has just released a bunch of coloring and activity sheets to go with it!
J.P. Morgan and Others Boost Fertility Benefits for LGBTQ Employees
Financial giant J.P. Morgan has announced it will soon offer expanded fertility benefits aimed at helping LGBTQ employees start or grow their families. Let’s take the opportunity, then, to look at what they and other companies are doing—or should be.
Happy 14th Blogiversary to Mombian!
Mombian is 14 today! A great big thank you to everyone who’s read, shared, commented, e-mailed, and otherwise engaged with the site, other readers, and me!
New Kids’ Card Deck Encourages “Playing with Pronouns”
A new educational card deck created by Pura Belpré Honor Award winner Maya Gonzalez and Matthew Smith-Gonzalez is designed to counter gender stereotypes and offer kids an opportunity for self expression—all through a variety of fun games!
Happy Father’s Day to All the Dads (and 3 Things You Can Do to Help Bring Equality to Their Lives)
Wishing a very happy Father’s Day (or Fathers’ Day, if that’s how you roll) to all of the dads out there! Gay dads, bisexual dads, transgender and gender creative dads, straight dads who love and support their LGBTQ children (or their LGBTQ parents), people who are father figures regardless of biological or legal fatherhood, and anyone else who uses this day to honor your parenthood, may it be a time of joy and love. In addition to new ties, however, get the dads in your life something they’ll really appreciate: your efforts towards equality! Here are three ways to do so.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: Longform Edition
This roundup is full of thoughtful, mostly longer pieces, including ones about being lesbian, bisexual, and nonbinary parents, and coming out after a heterosexual marriage and kids. Come have a read!
Watch: A Queer Couple’s Continuing Journey as Foster Parents
Nicole Opper and Kristan Cassady’s The F Word docuseries in 2017 showed us the beginning of their journey to parenthood through the foster-to-adoption process. Now, they’re back with Season Two, which continues their story and adds in the stories of others.
Transgender and Gender Creative Children Star in New Picture Books
Three new children’s books each offer different approaches as they highlight different aspects of gender identity and expression.
#TeamPregnantDad: Transgender Dad and Husband Share Journey to Parenthood
A transgender man and his husband have shared their journey to parenthood through pregnancy in an in-depth article series and short documentary by the Charlotte Observer.