A 25th anniversary edition of Lesléa Newman’s children’s book “Heather Has Two Mommies,” with brand-new illustrations and updated text, has given the classic new life for families today. And Newman is amazed that some of the children who read Heather when it first came out could now be reading it to their own children, she told me in an interview.
A Florida House committee passed a bill yesterday that would allow any private adoption agency to discriminate against prospective parents based on sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as family status and religious or political beliefs.
Insurance giant Aetna has just launched a new video featuring Melanie Alenier, who along with her spouse Vanessa, helped successfully sue for equality in marriage and adoption in Florida.
A judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule that married same-sex spouses who are otherwise eligible could to take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), even if they don’t live in states that recognize their marriage.
The Indiana legislature on Monday voted in favor of a “religious freedom” bill that is a thinly disguised attempt to allow anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Here’s how you can help stop it, wherever you live.
Janson Wu, executive director of GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders), is leading one of the several LGBT legal organizations bringing marriage equality before the U.S. Supreme Court this spring. I asked him recently about the interplay among marriage equality, parental rights, and other issues that impact LGBT parents and our children, and about the past, present, and future of our movement.
Transgender teen Jazz Jennings is not only getting a show about her life on TLC, but will also be featured in an ad campaign for a major beauty brand. Here’s why this matters to all of us, trans- and cisgender alike.
Rabbi Denise Eger today becomes head of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the oldest and largest rabbinic organization in North America. She’s also a lesbian mom.
A new report from a wide range of research and advocacy organizations shows that because of discriminatory laws, LGBT women are among the most at risk of poverty in the U.S.–and that this can impact their starting and raising a family.
Here are a bunch of stories I haven’t covered (or covered lightly) elsewhere. It’s a big roundup, so pull up a chair and get comfy.
