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Michigan Reaffirms Support for LGBTQ Families Even as Legal Settlement Allows Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoption

The state of Michigan must continue contracting with child service agencies that discriminate against same-sex couples, according to the settlement this week of a long-running case whose outcome rested on a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision. The state’s Children’s Services Agency nevertheless reaffirmed its commitment to supporting LGBTQ people who want to foster or adopt or are already doing so.

Hands Touching Fingers

Jewish Couple Sues Tennessee for Discrimination in Adoption (and Why All Queer People Should Care)

A husband and wife in Tennessee are suing the state, saying that a state-funded foster care and adoption program turned them away because they are Jewish. To the best of my knowledge, neither is queer, so why am I writing about this on a queer website? Because discrimination in foster care and adoption is a very queer issue, and there is federal legislation pending that could end it for everyone, queer and otherwise.

Banned books - Heather Has Two Mommies - Gender Queer

Fighting Back Against the Attacks on Diverse and Inclusive Books

Preschooler Heather is no stranger to opposition. Lesléa Newman’s 1989 Heather Has Two Mommies, the first picture book to depict happily coupled same-sex parents and their child, faced opprobrium from conservatives since shortly after it was published. Now, it is one of a record number of books for children and teens, largely about people with marginalized identities, that are under attack across the country.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: International Edition

It’s time for another roundup of some of the LGBTQ parenting stories I haven’t covered elsewhere. This week is an international edition with stories from around the world, especially (but not exclusively) the U.K. and Ireland. Make yourself a cup of tea and have a read!

Looking Ahead to 2022 for LGBTQ Families

LGBTQ Families in 2022: “Creating the Kind of World We Want for Our Children”

In my recent “2021 Year in Review for LGBTQ Families,” I looked at what experts at some of the leading organizations fighting for LGBTQ families thought were the biggest wins and setbacks for our families in the past year. Now, they share what they see as our key legal and political goals for 2022 and what we must do to achieve them.

2021 Year in Review for LGBTQ Families

“Changing the Landscape”: A 2021 Year in Review for LGBTQ Families

With 2021 drawing to a close, I asked experts at some of the leading organizations fighting for LGBTQ families what they thought were the key legal and political wins—and losses—for LGBTQ parents and our children over the past year. Here’s what they told me.

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