12 Kids’ Books from 2023 With Transgender Characters
It’s Transgender Awareness Week and National Young Readers Week, which means it’s time for a roundup of some great picture, chapter, and middle grade books from 2023 with trans characters!
Powerful Testimony at Massachusetts Parentage Act Hearing
Yesterday, 20 years to the week after Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize marriage equality, LGBTQ parents and others testified in support of legislation to finally update the state’s parentage laws so that children of LGBTQ parents—and all children—have equal access to the security of legal parentage.
Meet the Dozens of Newly Elected LGBTQ Parents Who Are Part of the “Rainbow Wave”
Parents with identities across the LGBTQ spectrum won elections this week in state legislatures, city governments, school boards, and more, even in states where you might not expect it!
Adults with Lesbian Parents Reflect on Their Donor Siblings
Adults conceived through donor insemination (DI) who have lesbian parents were generally satisfied with their knowledge of and contact level with their donor siblings, according to recent findings from the longest-running study of lesbian families.
9 Exciting New LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books Out Today
Today is the last BIG publication day of the year (although a few more titles will still trickle in through December)! Check out these great new picture, chapter, and middle-grade books full of family, adventure, community, and queerness!
New Study Sheds Light on Lesbian Grandparents and on Donor-Conceived People’s Parenting
How do donor-conceived adults with lesbian parents think about parenting their own kids? And what do the lesbian parents think about becoming grandparents? Recent results from the longest-running study of lesbian families shed light on these questions.
14 Kids’ Books Featuring Transgender Parents
Happy Transgender Parent Day! For today and any day, here are some great picture books (including a brand-new one!) and middle grade titles featuring trans parents and their kids. I wish all transgender parents a day full of love and happiness, and many more to come.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
New babies, moms making history, fresh insights on trans parents, advances in reproductive science, political progress, and more! Here’s what’s happening that I haven’t covered already.
10 LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books You May Have Missed
More and more LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books are not just “about” being LGBTQ, but instead show LGBTQ people in the fullness of our lives. The downside is that sometimes these books can be hard to find. Here are 10 picture books you may have missed!
Queering Halloween
October is LGBTQ History Month and includes National Coming Out Day, Spirit Day, Ace Week, and Intersex Awareness Day. By Halloween, my head is abuzz with ways to support and sustain our multifaceted queer selves. Here’s how the spookiest day of the year can bring it all together.