Finding Hope for LGBTQ Families in the Face of Hypocrisy and Lies
Several recent attempts to shame and deny LGBTQ families and young people reveal a web of hypocrisy and long-standing lies. Where can we find hope?
Advocating
Family Matters for Basketball Legends and Queer Moms Honored This Past Weekend
Legends of women’s basketball were honored this past weekend in two separate events—and queer moms were among them. Here are some of the moving words they said about their families.
Book Ban and School Censorship Bills Advance in Congress
A federal bill that would ban books, activities, and programs that mention transgender people—and potentially all LGBTQ people—from K-12 public schools nationwide has moved ahead in the House and been introduced in the Senate, while two other school censorship bills have also advanced in the House in recent weeks.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Catch up on a variety of stories and news about LGBTQ parents that I haven’t covered separately, from family stories to politics, entertainment, sports, and more!
Delaware’s New Parentage Laws Will Better Protect Children in All Families
Delaware has become the latest state to show its commitment to protecting all children, no matter how their families formed. Its updated laws give children in all families, including those with LGBTQ parents and those born through assisted reproduction, clear paths to secure legal parentage.
Hawaii Supreme Court Rules That Unmarried Woman, a Nonbiological Parent, Is a Legal Parent
The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled that an unmarried woman who is not a biological parent can still be declared a legal parent to the child she “held out” as her own after starting a family with her former partner. This overturns a lower court ruling that had said only unmarried men could establish parentage that way.
For July 4th, Watch a Film About the Queer Woman Who Wrote “America the Beautiful”
I can think of no better way to mark July 4th than by watching a new film about the author of “America the Beautiful,” Katharine Lee Bates, an educator and social reformer who saw both our country’s beauty and its flaws—and whose loving partner of 25 years was another woman.
Why the Buttigiegs’ Ordeal Touches Longstanding Fears
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was kept from his children for a day last week by a false allegation of child abuse. The incident has outraged people of all identities—but for LGBTQ parents and parents with LGBTQ children, it may touch longstanding fears. Here’s some background and some hope.
Marking Four LGBTQ Victories and Looking Ahead
Today marks the anniversaries of four key victories for queer people at the U.S. Supreme Court. Let’s take a look back, see where we are at present, and explore what remains to be done in the future—with a particular eye (as I always have) on the role of LGBTQ parents and our children.
How the Anti-Trans Climate Harms Trans Parents’ Family Safety and Security
A new report on transgender parents sheds light on just how the current political and social climate threatens their family safety and security and is having a chilling effect on their future family plans.