A Multiplicity of Pride
Pride is not just a month, but a feeling—or rather, many feelings, and I am experiencing several of them right now as I mark personal, professional, and communal milestones.
Raising
15 Recent Picture Books Featuring Queer Dads for Father’s Day or Any Day
Happy Father’s (or Fathers’) Day to the dads, to all who fill that role, and to all who claim today as their own. Let’s celebrate with a roundup of recent picture books (and one board book) featuring queer dads!
PWHL Hockey Star Jamie Lee Rattray and Spouse Welcome First Child
It’s a Pride Month baby for Canadian Olympic gold medalist and Boston Fleet forward Jamie Lee Rattray and her spouse Whitney, who welcomed their first child on June 7.
Colonel Forced to Leave Military by Trans Ban Says Her Kids Are Worried About Their Future
U.S. Space Force Colonel Bree Fram, a decorated officer with more than 20 years of service, is being kicked out of the military simply for being trans. She’s also a parent, and has spoken about the negative impact of the administration’s anti-trans policy on her family.
Give OUT Today to LGBTQ Nonprofits
Today is the 13th annual Give OUT Day, a time to boost our collective impact as we give to LGBTQ nonprofits. Even small donations can have a big effect today. Please give if you can, and help spread the word regardless.
New Book Looks at How Queer Moms Nurture Healthy Masculinity in Sons
How do queer moms parent their sons? The question isn’t just “Are our kids okay?” explained Gail Marlene Schwartz, co-editor of a new book on the topic. “We feel like that’s been established.” Instead, the book asks whether queer moms have “something particular to offer in terms of nurturing healthy masculinity,” Schwartz said.
The Parental Holiday Season Is for Inclusion, Not Exclusion
Republican legislators in Ohio want to designate the time between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as “Natural Family Month,” an attempt to exclude LGBTQ and other families that don’t fit a one-mom, one-dad structure. For 20 years, however, LGBTQ Families Day has sat between the two holidays with a message of inclusion, not exclusion.
A Queer Mom’s Lens on the PWHL Finals
The Ottawa Charge take the ice tonight for the start of the PWHL Finals against the Minnesota Frost, so of course I’m covering the queer mom angle. The Charge captain is a queer mom, and one of their goalies, also a queer mom, has unveiled an amazing new mask depicting her own family.
3 Civil Rights Milestones on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). Do you know why May 17 was chosen—and what two other key civil rights events happened on the same day in different years?
2 WNBA Families Welcome New Babies
WNBA stars Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley this week announced the birth of their first baby, born last month shortly after fellow baller Emma Cannon and her spouse Tia added twins to their family.