March On
Wishing peace, strength, and perseverance to all who are gathering today to speak out for gun control and to end gun violence in our schools—especially the young people who are leading us where we should have gone long ago.
Advocating
Actor and Bisexual Mom Cynthia Nixon Running for New York Governor
Actor Cynthia Nixon, best known for her role in HBO’s Sex and the City, has announced she is running for governor of New York against incumbent Andrew Cuomo. If elected, the mother of three would become the nation’s second openly bisexual governor after Oregon’s Kate Brown.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
We’ve got lots of international news this week, along with reflections by grown children of same-sex parents, and more!
Pull up a chair and have a read.
Thanks, Kate! Kate Kendell Stepping Down from NCLR
After 22 years as the executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Kate Kendell is stepping down at the end of the year. The attorney and mother of two yesterday announced her decision to leave “the job of a lifetime.”
“The Department of Health and Human Services? Or the Department of Illness and Death?”
Several LGBTQ organizations are condemning the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) plan to delay the collection of foster care and adoption data that was required by a 2016 rule, including data related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
New Out & Equal CEO Talks Work, Life, and Family
As a mom, Erin Uritus, the new CEO of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, knows first-hand how important it is for companies to support their queer parent employees in starting families and finding work-life balance.
Watch: Stoneman Douglas GSA Honored: “Loud and Proud and Laser-Focused on Calling B.S.”
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School GSA, along with its president, Emma Gonzalez, were honored at Equality Florida’s 2018 Miami Gala last Saturday for their work against gun violence in the wake of the tragic shooting at the school last month. Listen to Gonzalez’s remarks.
International Women’s Day and Passing on the Message of Gender Equity
Today is International Women’s Day, “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” We do that year round at our house of two moms—but the day has gotten me thinking about how I first learned about the need for gender equity.
Did You Catch All the Queer Parent Moments at the Oscars?
Last night’s Academy Awards were full not only of queer moments, but of several that featured queer parents in particular. Did you catch them all—particularly the Black two-mom family in one short film/advertisement made just for the Oscars?
Family Leave Policies Leaving LGBTQ Parents Behind
Leave policies for parents welcoming new children “still commonly exclude LGBTQ families,” according to a new report. And the harms of poor paid leave policies extend broadly to the LGBTQ community.