Family Profiles
Profiles of queer families, collected from various sources.
For Trans Day of Visibility: 10 Transgender Parents You Should Know
For Trans Day of Visibility, come learn about 10 notable transgender parents—authors, journalists, musicians, athletes, advocates, and an actual rocket scientist, among other things. They’ve made positive marks on both the world and their families.
Interviews
I talk with people.
Finding Courage: Zach Wahls’s Viral Marriage Equality Speech and His Advice for LGBTQ Families Today
In 2011, a 19-year-old named Zach Wahls gave a speech to the Iowa legislature during the state’s marriage equality battles, describing his life with two moms. It went viral, catching national attention. Wahls, now a two-term Iowa state senator running for U.S. Senate, spoke with me for the speech’s 15th anniversary, looking at its impact
My Family
This blog has never been primarily about my own family, but I do sometimes write about my parenting experiences.
Mombian’s 20th Anniversary Covered in GO Magazine
I’m honored that GO Magazine has just published an interview with me, “Two Decades of Queer Parenting Visibility—A Conversation With Dana Rudolph,” about the 20th anniversary of Mombian and the changes I’ve seen in LGBTQ parental rights and representation over the past 20 years.
Family Voices
This was a series I ran many years ago, interviewing a number of queer families. I think many of their insights are still relevant today.
Family Voices: First in a Series
This post is the first in a series I will run on Tuesdays through the summer, profiling LGBT families from the Family Pride Coalition’s OUTSpoken Families program.

































