The three highest-ranking queer parents in the Biden administration have shared thoughts with the media about their accomplishments, what remains to be done, and moving on, so I’ve rounded them up for you. (Plus: Did you know there are kids’ books about two of them?)
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear a case on whether reading LGBTQ-inclusive picture books in an elementary school classroom without giving parents a chance to opt out their children violates the parents’ religious freedom. Here are the details—plus an exclusive quote from one of the authors whose books are involved.
For the first LGBTQ Parenting Roundup of 2025, we have some awful news about anti-LGBTQ legislation—but also some more hopeful headlines. Come see what’s happening!
As I write this piece, we are just a few weeks away from arguably the most actively and intentionally anti-LGBTQ federal administration ever. It’s going to be a rough few years for many of us. Here are 10 things we can do in the year ahead to support ourselves and our families legally, emotionally, and communally.
The past year has not played out the way most of us in the LGBTQ community would have wanted. Another Trump presidency is looming and anti-LGBTQ legislation is moving ahead in many places. But 2024 also saw progress for LGBTQ parents and our children, so let’s remind ourselves of the advances we’ve made, even as we gird for the battles ahead.
The defense funding bill passed yesterday by the U.S. Senate includes a provision that would severely restrict service members with transgender children from providing them with all care that may be deemed medically necessary. It is now up to President Biden to decide whether to sign it.
Pro hockey players and spouses Brianne Jenner and Hayleigh Cudmore, along with one of their three kids, star in a new commercial from Hyundai Canada with a sweet twist. Watch it here:
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case brought by transgender adolescents and their families against a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio, who is also a dad, will be arguing before the court, the first out trans person to do so.
A great new podcast from two-mom couple and former pro hockey players Madison and Anya Packer covers raising kids, forming queer families, balancing work and life, and being a professional athlete and parent. Even if you’re not a pro athlete, though, you’ll likely find it an interesting, fun, and useful listen.
