I spent January 22-24 at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change conference in Chicago, joining 4000 activists from across the spectrum, of all ages, colors, and backgrounds, to learn, network, and plan for the future. Here’s a look at some of the family-related highlights I observed.
Same-sex relationship recognition is up for a vote in both Italy and Switzerland in the coming weeks—and parents are, not surprisingly, helping to push for equality. And in Australia, one 11-year-old girl is speaking out for her family.
If you don’t have health insurance, this coming Sunday, January 31, is the last day to enroll in a 2016 insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace to avoid a penalty. Not sure what to do? Check out a new, free guide just for LGBT people.
The fifth episode of Sez Me, a gender-expansive and queer-positive Web video series for kids, drops next Wednesday, so take time now to catch up on any of the previous episodes you’ve missed.
Happy No Name-Calling Week, “one of the largest bullying-prevention initiatives in the country.” In celebration of the event, educational film company Groundspark is offering free streaming of all the films from its wonderful Respect for All Project, which cover family diversity, LGBT inclusion in schools, and much more.
For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I want to expand on the list of resources for talking with kids about racism that I posted last year. Here are some articles I’ve found thought provoking, from a variety of perspectives.
Sometimes as parents we do what we think is right for our kids only to find out that it’s not. That’s why a new compilation of research about the link between family acceptance and LGBTQ youth wellbeing is so important, especially for youth with anti-LGBTQ parents.
A very happy New Year to all of you and your families! It may be an arbitrary point in our journey around the sun, but it also offers us a time to reflect and recharge.
One of the six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan Monday was the first openly lesbian active-duty U.S. servicemember to die in action. She was also a mom.
Posting will be light here for the next couple of weeks, but I’ll keep up the fun on Facebook and Twitter. Please join me!
