“Love Makes a Mom” Says Teleflora in New Ad
Let’s keep the Mother’s (s’) Day videos rolling with an entry from Teleflora about a two-mom family—part of their “Love Makes a Mom” Mother’s Day campaign.
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Watch: “Mammas” Music Video Celebrates Many Kinds of Moms
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Houston-based soul band The Suffers has released a new video for their song “Mammas,” celebrating many kinds of mothers and family connections.
“Reading the Rainbow” Shows How to Bring LGBTQ Inclusion into Elementary School Classrooms
For Teacher Appreciation Week, let’s look at a new book aimed at helping elementary school English teachers bring LGBTQ inclusion into their classrooms or deepen discussions they may already be having around LGBTQ identity and gender.
International Family Equality Day Becomes an NGO
Happy International Family Equality Day! This year’s observance also marks the event becoming a non-governmental organization.
Department of Defense Program Launches New Childcare Course on Gender Safe Spaces
The Trump administration continues to push for banning some, if not all, transgender people from the military, despite all four service chiefs asserting that the presence of transgender troops has caused no harm. At the same time, one Department of Defense program has launched a new professional development course for staff at military-affiliated childcare centers and youth programs on how to create safe, inclusive spaces for gender-expansive and LGBTQ children.
Louder Than Words
Today is the Day of Silence, when many students from middle school to college choose not to speak, in order to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment. Let’s take a moment to honor those taking a stand today—and on so many other days as well.
A Parent by Any Other Name: What Our Kids Call Us, Redux
“Some L.G.B.T. Parents Reject the Names ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy,'” says the headline in today’s New York Times. That’s no surprise to readers here—but it means it’s time once again to highlight the spreadsheet of names I’ve been collecting since 2011 on this very topic. Check out people’s names and name stories and add yours!
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
A story of adoption, a business offering expanded family benefits to all employees, progress for same-sex parents in Italy, and more!
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More States Seeking to Add LGBTQ History, People, to Curriculum
Both Massachusetts and Illinois have recently taken steps towards including the history and achievements of LGBTQ people—and the authentic telling of their lives—in the states’ education curricula.
Give OUT Today for Our Families
In the past year, the threat to LGBTQ individuals and families has grown, and the nonprofits supporting our families need our help more than ever. Please consider giving today, the sixth annual Give OUT Day, in order to increase the impact of your giving.