The Ottawa Charge take the ice tonight for the start of the PWHL Finals against the Minnesota Frost, so of course I’m covering the queer mom angle. The Charge captain is a queer mom, and one of their goalies, also a queer mom, has unveiled an amazing new mask depicting her own family.
One person died and another was injured yesterday when a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California. The clinic will continue its services, however, and asserted, “From adversity, we choose hope.”
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). Do you know why May 17 was chosen—and what two other key civil rights events happened on the same day in different years?
WNBA stars Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley this week announced the birth of their first baby, born last month shortly after fellow baller Emma Cannon and her spouse Tia added twins to their family.
I’m delighted to have interviewed GLAAD Media Award-winning journalist Erin Reed for a piece at LGBTQ Nation. Reed, who has a 9-year-old son, spoke with me about motherhood, parenting with spouse and Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, being a trans parent, finding community, building bridges, and more.
The world has more queer soccer moms! Soccer (football) superstars Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis announced the birth of their first child today.
U.S. Representative Angie Craig (D-MN), the first out lesbian mom—and grandmother—in Congress, announced her campaign for Senate Tuesday and cited her legal struggle to be a parent as evidence of her ability to fight despite long odds.
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding is among the LGBTQ-inclusive picture books in a case being heard today by the U.S. Supreme Court. I was the first journalist to cover the earliest attempt to censor it, in 2008, so I’m reposting my in-depth piece about that, which includes still-relevant insights from the author, editor, and library director.
The Ohio Supreme Court will consider a case tomorrow about the legal parentage of nongenetic/nongestational parents in same-sex couples who had children before they could legally wed. It underscores the pressing need for updated parentage legislation around the country.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on April 22 about whether parents have the right to opt out their children before LGBTQ-inclusive books are read in public school classrooms. It’s about more than just books, however, as newly filed amicus briefs show.
