Mombian Highlights of 2025
As 2025 winds to a close, let’s look back at some of my favorite posts of the year—a year in which Mombian celebrated two decades of offering news, information, resources, and opinions for and about LGBTQ parents.
Politics and Law
Proposed Federal Rules Would Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth in Every State
The Trump administration has proposed two new rules that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for all transgender youth, even in states where such care is legal. Here’s what you can do to try and stop them.
A Queer Parent’s Thoughts on Gratitude and Hope
We are heading into what is supposed to be a time to give thanks, but it feels like there is little to be thankful for right now. Finding gratitude is tough, but here’s what I’m grateful for this year, and what is giving me hope as we head towards the next.
Federal Bill to End Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoption Introduced for 9th Time
The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act (ECDFA), a federal bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ prospective parents and LGBTQ youth in foster care and adoption, has just been introduced in Congress for the ninth time. Why is this bill still so important and what can you do to help?
Parent Uses SCOTUS Decision to Sue School Over Books With Same-Sex Parents
A Massachusetts parent is using the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Mahmoud decision as reason to sue his school district, claiming he should have been able to opt-out his kindergartener before the child’s class read two books that included same-sex parents. It’s the same district that saw a similar case brought in 2008.
Love Wins as Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Overturn Marriage Equality
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear a case that sought to overturn marriage equality. It’s a win for love and for the children and families sheltered by that love. It doesn’t mean that the threats to marriage equality are over yet, however.
Illinois Passes Equality for Every Family Act to Better Protect Children of LGBTQ Parents
The Illinois General Assembly yesterday passed the Equality for Every Family Act (HB 2568), which updates the state’s parentage laws to better protect the children of LGBTQ parents and others formed via assisted reproduction.
Georgia Court Affirms Nongestational Mother’s Rights
In a win for queer families, a Georgia appeals court has affirmed that a nongestational mother is a legal parent to the child she and her then-spouse had via assisted insemination. It’s great news—but should also serve as a cautionary tale.
Banned Books Week: Saving Stories, Saving Children
Today starts Banned Books Week, and a new report from PEN America is blunt about the current wave of book bans in the United States: “Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children.”
In Memoriam: The Minneapolis Shooting Victims
Once again, another school shooting has claimed the lives of children and harmed even more. Once again, we must redouble our efforts for stricter gun control laws, and once again, we parents must be prepared to speak with our children about school shootings. Here are some resources for doing so.