Picture Book Celebrates Creative Play Beyond Gender
A sweet picture book about a confident child who refuses to be defined by gender shows that when we encourage play without gender stereotypes, all children benefit.
Post of the Week: “Read Off Script”
Here’s a helpful and thought-provoking read to start your week: a piece on how to make children’s books, even when not originally LGBTQ inclusive, more inclusive of queer families and diverse parental names.
Two-Mom Couple, Champions for LGBTQ Families, Critically Injured by Car
Judy Appel, president of the Berkeley School Board and former executive director of Our Family Coalition, and her spouse, attorney Alison Bernstein, were critically injured in an accident Saturday.
Meet the New LGBTQ Parents in Office
Congratulations to the LGBTQ parents being sworn into office today and in the following week or so! Here’s a more detailed look at the winners from the more than three dozen queer parents—and one of our kids—who ran this past November.
Grown Children of Lesbian Moms Shine in “Good Trouble”
The Fosters, Freeform’s drama about a two-mom couple and their five kids, ended last June—but with the premiere of Good Trouble on January 8, two of those kids, now grown, have their own chance to shine (although the first scene proves that their moms clearly didn’t teach them everything about U-Hauls).
Happy New Year!
A very happy New Year to you and your families, however you define them! What are your resolutions—or just your hopes for the year?
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: End-of-Year Edition
I posted my big year-in-review piece yesterday, but here are some more stories about LGBTQ parents and our children to note as we slide towards the end of 2018.
LGBTQ Parenting Year in Review 2018
LGBTQ parents and our children faced significant challenges to equality and inclusion in 2018—but there was still some progress. Here are the highlights of the year, both good and bad.
Of Food, Festivals, and Family
My family of origin always has our biggest gathering on Thanksgiving. My spouse Helen, our son, and I pretty much party from then until Helen’s birthday in early January, marking Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s along the way.
More on the New Parentage Forms for Same-Sex Couples
There’s been more coverage on both coasts of the new free forms that some states have just approved, giving same-sex parents, even when unmarried, legal rights to a child born to one of them, with the force of a court order. Read or watch below!