New Film Features Trans and Masculine-of-Center Pregnant People
A new documentary film shares the stories of transgender and other masculine-identified people who have chosen to give birth.
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Italian Civil Union Bill Passes, Leaves Out 2nd-Parent Adoption Rights
The Italian Senate yesterday approved legislation permitting civil unions for same-sex couples–but in order to push the bill through, the government left out a provision to allow these couples to adopt each other’s children. LGBTQ advocates are saying they’ll oppose the bill without it.
CDC Report on Women and Alcohol: Patronizing and Erasing of Queer Women
The CDC’s recent warning about the risks of alcohol for women is not only condescending, but also erases women in same-sex relationships and transgender women.
Posts of the Week: Pregnancy Posts
This week’s Posts of the Week are all about being pregnant or having a spouse/partner who is pregnant. Come see what these women’s experience has been, and go leave them some comments of encouragement!
TED-Ed Video Explains IVF in Simple, Inclusive Way
Considering in vitro fertilization (IVF) but don’t know exactly how it works? Want to explain it to your kids? Here’s a great video from TED-Ed that will help. “How in vitro fertilization (IVF) works,” by Nassim Assefi and Brian A. Levine, uses soothing and simple animations to show us the cycles of producing egg and sperm, how
Simultaneous Two-Mom Pregnancies
This week’s must-read is New York magazine’s story of a lesbian couple’s simultaneous pregnancies—but they’re far from the first two-mom couple to do this.
Parenting Cases Show Struggle for Recognition Beyond and Within LGBTQ Community
Two court cases show us why some same-sex parents are struggling for recognition both outside of and within the LGBTQ community.
Women Prefer Intellectual, Shy Sperm Donors
Women who find sperm donors through informal, online channels tend to prefer ones who are “more intellectual, shy and systematic,” concludes a new study.
A Baker’s Dozen of Books About Adoption by LGBTQ Parents
It’s National Adoption Day, so I’m celebrating by sharing a baker’s dozen of books about LGBTQ parents and adoption–children’s books, memoirs, and social science studies.
10 Resources for LGBTQ People Considering Adoption
November is National Adoption Month, so here’s my revised list of resources for LGBTQ people considering adoption.