The Queer Parent’s Agenda: An Illustrative List
My son is in college now, but it feels like just yesterday he was in preschool and my day of queer parenting looked something like this.
- All
- #LGBTQFamiliesDay
- Adoption
- Advocating
- Allies
- Assisted Reproduction
- Blog Admin
- Blogging Events
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2006
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2007
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2008
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2009
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2010
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2011
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2012
- Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2013
- Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2014
- Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2015
- Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2016
- Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day 2017
- Books for Kids
- Books for Parents
- Business
- Calls for Participation
- Child Outcomes/Experiences
- Connecting
- Demographics
- Entertainment
- Events in the News
- Explaining Our Families to Our Kids
- Extended Families
- Family Profiles
- Family Voices
- Fighting Daily Bias & Misunderstanding
- Foster Parenting
- Fun/Ephemera
- Health and Safety
- Holidays
- Interviews
- Kids' Activities
- Kitchen and Food
- LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
- Media Coverage
- Misc Parenting Tips
- Money and Finance
- Music
- Naming
- Other Research
- Parental Outcomes/Experiences
- Politics and Law
- Post of the Week
- Pregnancy
- Protecting
- Queer Parenting in a Cishet World
- Raising
- Reflections on Parenthood
- Religion
- Remembering (LGBTQ History)
- Representing
- Researching
- Schools/Education
- Selves and Identities
- Social Justice
- Sports
- Starting
- Supporting LGBTQ Children
- Surrogacy
- Tools and Hobbies
- Travel
- Video Blog
- Violence and Tragedy
- Weekly Political Roundup
- Working
Raising
Back-to-School Resources for LGBTQ Parents: 2023 Edition
I’ve seen my son through 12 years of public school, so here are some of my best tips for other LGBTQ parents, plus my annual resource list about creating welcoming schools, developing inclusive curricula, supporting LGBTQ youth in sports, countering book bans, and more.
30+ School-Themed LGBTQ Picture Books for Back-to-School Time
It’s that time of year again, so here are more than 30 LGBTQ-inclusive picture books involving first days of school or other school situations—plus a bonus of three classics published more than four decades ago, showing just how long such books have been around!
The Mayo Clinic’s New Middle Grade Guide to Periods Is Inclusive of All Genders
Yes, this thorough, graphic-style guide to menstruation from the authoritative Mayo Clinic is fully inclusive of people of all genders who get periods! Read on for my review and how it compares to some similar titles.
Listen to My Spouse and Me on the “Donor Conception Conversations” Podcast
My spouse Helen and I recently chatted with Lisa Schuman of the Donor Conception Conversations podcast about creating our family via reciprocal IVF 20 years ago, talking with our son about his donor, interacting with his schools, legally securing my parentage, and much more. Have a listen!
Meet the Queer Moms in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off July 20, with a record number of queer players—and there are moms (and moms-to-be) among them! Let’s learn a little about them and see photos of their families!
In Memoriam: Minnie Bruce Pratt, Poet, Activist, and Lesbian Mother
Minnie Bruce Pratt, an acclaimed poet, essayist, and activist who wrote, among other things, about losing custody of her children when she came out as a lesbian, died on July 4 of an aggressive brain tumor at age 76.
In Memoriam: Dr. Cheri A. Pies, Author of Classic Book on Lesbian Parenthood
Dr. Cheri A. Pies, whose 1985 book, Considering Parenthood: A Workbook for Lesbians, helped innumerable queer women become parents during the “gayby boom” of the 1980s, died from cancer on July 4 at the age of 73. If you don’t know her name yet, you should; in many ways, all of us queer parents who came after have benefited from her work, whether we know it or not.
Nonbinary Parent Names and Stories from the LGBTQ Parental Names Project
To celebrate Nonbinary Awareness Week, here are several dozen wonderful, creative nonbinary parent names and the stories behind them, all submitted by nonbinary parents or their spouses/partners to the LGBTQ Parental Names Project that I’ve been running since 2011.
Adults With LGBTQ Parents Speak Out on Donors, Discrimination, Advocacy, and More
Adults with LGBTQ parents have been in the media lately talking about the varied meanings of genetic connections and donor kin, facing discrimination, the pressure to conform, finding community, and advocating for themselves and their families. Take a look at these good reads!