Here’s to the dads, to all who fill that role, and to all who claim today as their own. Let’s celebrate with a roundup of recent picture, middle-grade, and grown-up books featuring queer dads!
Father’s Day is this Sunday—a holiday that might seem to exclude families with two moms. The reality is a little more complex.
Let’s lean into the music today—with the new video of “The Many I Am,” singer-songwriter Carrie Ferguson’s “gender queer disco rock dance party anthem,” starring an amazing group of transgender, nonbinary, and queer dancers.
Austin-based family music band Strawbitty Yops are back with another fun track for Pride and beyond! Listen here!
The Massachusetts House unanimously passed critical legislation yesterday that would update the state’s parentage laws to better protect the children of LGBTQ parents and others regardless of the circumstances of their birth. Representatives spoke of how current laws shockingly fall short and urged passage of the bill for both personal and societal reasons.
WNBA great Candace Parker and wife Anna Petrakova, a former Olympic basketball player for Russia, have announced the birth of their third child with customary flair—and his name includes an homage to legendary college basketball coach Pat Summitt.
Need a new soundtrack for your family’s Pride celebrations—or all year ’round? You’re in luck, because queer artists have you covered with new music from disco grooves to soothing lullabies. Listen here!
Kids aren’t the only ones getting great new LGBTQ-inclusive books! Four new LGBTQ parenting books—two on supporting trans children and two on being queer parents—offer useful insights and guidance from a variety of perspectives.
How does the journey to parenthood change us—especially a journey that isn’t straight, in many senses of the word? That’s the question asked in The Mattachine Family, a new movie from Andy Vallentine about a two-man couple trying to decide whether to continue pursuing parenthood after their foster child returns to his birth mother. Watch a trailer here.
As a queer parent, I’ve learned so much from the stories of other queer parents. That’s why I’m excited to be a partner of The Queer Family Podcast for their second annual Pride Extravaganza! The show is bringing on some amazing guests this month, including Rosie O’Donnell and Colton Underwood!
