Today is the 19th Annual LGBTQ Families Day, a time to celebrate the many families with LGBTQ people in them! I invite you to post a family photo/video or some words of support on any social media channel, with the hashtag #LGBTQFamiliesDay. Let’s show our collective strength as a community of LGBTQ people, our children, our parents, and our allies.
As we head into Pride Month, I am moved once again to ponder all that I am proud of. My son tops the list, as always—but I am also proud of how we LGBTQ families and our allies have been able to keep pushing towards equality, despite an unprecedented amount of anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric right now.
The great middle grade titles keep rolling in, and this week we have a two-girl crush, a summer camp graphic novel with a nonbinary protagonist (and a crush), a nonbinary kid making a place for themself (with a little help from some friends), and an autobiography of Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya.
Today is the 12th annual Give OUT Day, a time to show the power of the LGBTQ community and boost our collective impact by giving to LGBTQ nonprofits. Even small donations can have a big effect today, as organizations with the greatest number of unique donors may win additional cash prizes. Please give if you can, and help spread the word regardless.
Adults with lesbian parents “generally felt positive about their donor conception, realizing that it enabled them to be born into a loving family that very much wanted them,” according to recent findings from the longest-running study of lesbian families.
Are your kids getting too old for picture books but not quite ready to tackle middle grade titles? Try these two new, absolutely adorable LGBTQ-inclusive titles with nonbinary representation, aimed at beginning readers!
Here are some stories from round and about that I haven’t yet covered, including family profiles and musings on parenthood, legal happenings, a WNBA star and queer mom making a big move, and some tidbits of media and entertainment.
Three new picture books explore various aspects of family relationships through the eyes of a boy with two moms, a boy with a gay uncle, and a girl with a queer older sibling.
Monday, June 3, 2024, is the 19th Annual LGBTQ Families Day, a time to celebrate the many families with LGBTQ people in them who live in every state and almost every county of the U.S. The event aims to raise awareness of the diversity, joys, and challenges of all LGBTQ families—found, formed, and chosen—who exist throughout our society.
Twenty years ago today, two moms received the first marriage license deliberately issued to a same-sex couple in the United States. They were accompanied by their daughter and by the attorney (another another queer mom) who had led the landmark case for marriage equality. Let’s take a further look at how parents and the welfare of children helped accomplish this milestone.
