LGBTQ Parenting Year in Review: 2019
This past year saw many challenges to LGBTQ equality—but there was still some progress. Let’s review the parenting-specific news of the year, both good and bad.
“Missing a Puzzle Piece” — Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S1E3
The parenting theme running through this past week’s episode of The L Word: Generation Q was how we parents sometimes need to do a better job of listening to what our kids really need from us.
New Picture Book Is a Perfect Bedtime Tale for Queer Families
A sweet new picture book is a conversation between a parent and child about how different types of families form—not by going into technical details, but by focusing on the parental promise that underlies them.
For the Holidays: Finding Family, Creating Connections
The end-of-year holiday season is hard for me now that my parents have passed. Thanksgiving had always been my Jewish family of origin’s time to gather. My brother and I have continued to celebrate Thanksgiving with our immediate families and his wife’s parents, but the absence of our parents makes the occasion bittersweet. I miss them, too, at Hanukkah, when we always lit a menorah and exchanged gifts. I’m finding comfort this year, however, in a new project to uncover and preserve our family history.
A Seaside Storybook with Two Moms
I’m just going to lean in to the fact that there were so many LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books this year that I’m still working on full reviews for some of them. We’ll be a little book-heavy this week. Here’s a delightful tale about a family’s adventures by the seaside—a family that just happens to have two moms.
New Picture-Book Series Stars Transgender Boy and Friends
The author of one of the year’s best LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books is back with the first two volumes of a series (a series!) starring a transgender boy and his friends.
“Half-sized people” – Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S1E2
For a show that’s not specifically “about” parenting, last Sunday’s episode of The L Word: Generation Q certainly gave us a lot about the relationships between parents and children. In fact, the theme of the episode might have been “What makes a good parent?”
Hallmark Channel Reverses Course and Allows Same-Sex Wedding Ad
The Hallmark Channel has changed its mind and will allow an ad that shows a two-woman wedding, after pulling it under pressure from anti-LGBTQ group One Million Moms—and then realizing that the power of the LGBTQ community was even greater.
Kazoo Children’s Magazine Features Dancer and “Pose” Choreographer Leiomy Maldonado
Kazoo Magazine, an award-winning publication for girls ages 5 to 12, features vogue dancer and LGBTQ advocate Leiomy Maldonado in its latest issue—one of the first times a transgender person has been featured in a children’s magazine.
A Regal Cat and a Family Surprise in a New Two-Mom Tale
Princess Puffybottom has a perfect cat’s life. She rules her household while her subjects—the two human women who live with her—take care of her every need. But a rambunctious new puppy threatens the peace of her realm—and could there be even more change on the horizon?