Pride Family Rainbow Party - Strawbitty Yops

“Pride Family Rainbow Party” Is the Kids’ Music We Need Right Now

Pride Family Rainbow Party, a just-released EP collection from queer family music project Strawbitty Yops, is joyous, affirming music that kids (and their adults) will enjoy during Pride or any time of year! A new single from the EP is about unapologetically taking up space—see the music video here.

4 LGBTQ Kids' Books of Community and Connection

4 New LGBTQ Kids’ Books of Community and Connection

Let’s cover several age groups in today’s book highlights, with a recent picture book, a chapter book, and two middle grade titles that explore allyship, community, the relationship between people and the environment—and what would happen if a queer-inclusive boarding school was training its students to fight the evil magic users.

Three rainbow flags on rainbow-and-hearts background.

A Multiplicity of Pride

Pride is not just a month, but a feeling—or rather, many feelings, and I am experiencing several of them right now as I mark personal, professional, and communal milestones.

Still from Zach Wahls for Iowa video

Zach Wahls, of Two-Mom Video Fame, Announces U.S. Senate Run

Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls (D), whose 2011 speech to the Iowa legislature about growing up with two moms went viral (twice!) during the state’s marriage equality battles, has announced he is running for the U.S. Senate, challenging incumbent Joni Ernst (R).

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

It’s been a minute since I’ve rounded things up, so here are some stories that I haven’t covered separately, including a positive ruling for queer parents in India, queer parent politicians making moves in the U.S., resources on queer parenting and family formation, and how Pete Buttigieg’s daughter counsels anger management.

Jam Van - Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile’s Family Song for Kids Is Released on New Album

Brandi Carlile’s Emmy Award-winning kids’ song “One Sacred Thing,” has been released today on an album from the preschool show Jam Van. With lines like “Only love can make a family/ Even when we aren’t the same,” it’s the perfect song for Pride or any time of year.

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