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Celebrate Purim with a Book About A Kid with Two Dads

March 22, 2016

The Jewish holiday of Purim begins Wednesday evening, so make sure to check out this Purim book featuring a boy with two dads!

Indiana Bill Would Allow State-Funded Adoption Agencies to Discriminate

January 28, 2016

A bill was sent to the full Indiana Senate that would allow state-funded adoption agencies and businesses to discriminate, excludes protections for transgender people, and removes the ability of local municipalities to pass their own LGBT non-discrimination protections.

Gay Dad Among “10 American Rabbis You Haven’t Heard Of, But Should”

September 18, 2015

Rabbi and gay dad Gil Steinlauf was recently named one of Tablet magazine’s “10 American Rabbis You Haven’t Heard Of, But Should.”

Kim Davis, “Religious Freedom,” and the Impact on Children

September 15, 2015

I’ve been thinking about religion a lot lately. As a Jew, I’m looking forward to the High Holidays that begin this week, and as the Jewish mom of a 12-year-old boy, I’m looking forward to the start of a year that includes his bar mitzvah preparation. As a lesbian mom, however, I look at what is being done in the name of religion to thwart LGBTQ equality, and I shudder.

Texas Adoption Discrimination Bill Likely to Get Vote Today

May 13, 2015

The Texas House could vote today on a bill that would allow child service providers using public funds to discriminate against LGBT prospective foster and adoptive parents.

Lesbian Mom to Head Largest Rabbinic Group in N. America

March 16, 2015

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.

Purim Children’s Book Features Gay Dads

March 5, 2015

It’s Purim, a Jewish holiday of storytelling and costumes that commemorates the deliverance of the Jews in the Persian Empire from a plot to destroy them. It’s also the only Jewish holiday to have a picture book featuring a child with gay dads.

Helping Religious Parents Understand their LGBTQ Children

January 9, 2015

Much has been written in the past few weeks about the suicide of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn and her plea that we “fix society” to stop transgender people from dying by suicide. That’s not an easy request, although it is a necessary one. One social worker and researcher has some ideas for addressing at least one part of the problem.

“Heather Has Two Mommies” Author Pens New Children’s Book of Jewish Holidays

September 19, 2014

Just in time for the Jewish New Year comes a new picture book by Lesléa Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies, taking us on a year-long journey through the Jewish holidays.

Lesbian Teacher Says Catholic School Fired Her for “Nontraditional” Pregnancy

September 15, 2014

A lesbian teacher at an all-girls Catholic school in Michigan says she was fired because her pregnancy is “nontraditional.” Thousands have rallied to her cause — but she is not the only lesbian teacher to be fired recently by the Catholic Church over a pregnancy. Funny for a church founded on a nontraditional pregnancy.