LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Things keep happening even while I’m on a bit of a summer break, so here’s a roundup of some news items, family profiles, opinion pieces, and more that are worth a read.
Advocating
WNBA Stars Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston Launch New Podcast
WNBA legend and queer mom Candace Parker and current Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston have launched a new podcast, Post Moves, offering intergenerational perspectives on basketball, life, and more.
Read OUT Loud National Day of Action Aims to Show Support for Queer Kids’ Books and Their Readers
Read OUT Loud, a national day of action in support of queer children’s books and the children who read them, will take place August 2 and 3. Watch part of the 24-hour read aloud on Zoom, sign up to read during the Zoom, or attend in-person events at bookstores and other venues.
The Supreme Court Is Afraid of Queer Joy: Let’s Show Them How Powerful It Is
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision saying that parents have the right to opt out their children before LGBTQ-inclusive books are read in public school classrooms is awful for many reasons. I want to focus here, though, on one that may feel amorphous but that should be at the heart of our response: its attack on queer joy.
Hawaii Updates Parentage Laws to Better Protect Children in LGBTQ and Other Families
Children in Hawaii with LGBTQ parents now have access to more secure legal protections, after Hawaii Governor Josh Green (D) yesterday signed legislation updating the state’s parentage laws to be more inclusive of them and other children formed via assisted reproduction.
Pride Is Forever
Pride Month may be over, but our pride in ourselves, our families, and our communities will be the fuel that keeps us going all year long. Here’s where I’m finding inspiration and mission right now.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: Sports Edition
Let’s lean into the queer joy on this last day of Pride and catch up with some queer parent athletes (and athletes with queer parents). We’ve got retirements, un-retirements, and adorable baby photos—plus some details from a PWHL hockey couple who say kids are in their future!
U.S. Supreme Court Says Parents Have Right to Opt Out Kids Before LGBTQ Books Are Read in Classrooms
“Today’s ruling threatens the very essence of public education,” said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a dissent after the court decided today that parents have the right to opt out their children before LGBTQ-inclusive books are read in public school classrooms.
Publisher of Two Books in U.S. Supreme Court Case Is Committed to LGBTQ Representation
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide tomorrow in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case revolving around LGBTQ-inclusive books in public school classrooms. Two of the books in the case were published by Little Bee Books, whose CEO and editorial director spoke with me about LGBTQ inclusion, their partnership with LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD, and the case itself.
A Victory for and by Our Children, Redux
I wrote this piece just after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized marriage equality nationwide on June 26, 2015. I want to reshare it as we approach the 10-year anniversary, as a reminder of why so many of us queer parents and our children fought for marriage—and why marriage equality alone isn’t enough.