For Lesbian Visibility Day: Some Highlights of Lesbian Mom History
It’s Lesbian Visibility Day, so here are a few pieces of lesbian mom history to honor those who went before us, even as we continue to move forward.
Infertility Resources for LGBTQ People
This week marks National Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility can come in many forms—but no matter how you encounter it as an LGBTQ person, here are some resources to help.
LGBTQIA+ Titles Dominate Top 10 Most Challenged Books List in Year of Record Censorship Attempts
A memoir about growing up nonbinary and asexual has once again topped the American Library Association’s annual list of the most challenged books—and new data shows that in a year of record censorship attempts, the “vast majority” targeted books with LGBTQIA+ and/or BIPOC characters.
5 LGBTQ Kids’ Books for Earth Day (Because It Will Take Everyone to Save Our Planet)
For Earth Day (or any day), here are some LGBTQ-inclusive books that show how queer youth and youth with queer parents have played a part in fighting climate change, and that remind us of our connections with the natural world.
9 New Kids’ Books Celebrating LGBTQ Identities and Lives
This past week has been full of news about awful anti-LGBTQ bills and policies, many (if not all) of which harm children. These books won’t cure that, but they offer a dose of queer joy and perhaps will give some affirmation and support to young people who need this now more than ever.
Gender and Role Models: One Queer Parent’s Perspective
A number of years ago, a mainstream journalist asked me, “Are you worried about providing male role models for your son?” Here’s the piece I wrote about my answer, which I’m pulling from the archives and freshening up a bit.
Books and Names for Nonbinary Parents Day and Any Day
Happy Nonbinary Parents Day to all of the many nonbinary parents out there! Here are some books for all ages featuring nonbinary parents and adults, as well as ideas from other nonbinary parents about what their kids call them!
Kids Born Via Assisted Repro Do Fine, but There’s Value in Early Disclosure: Study
A landmark long-term study has found that children and young adults born via third-party assisted reproduction have no differences from others in psychological well-being or quality of family relationships, but that there is benefit to telling them at an early age about their origins.
Drop Everything and Read These 9 LGBTQ-Inclusive Chapter Book Series
Today is “Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day,” when families are encouraged to enjoy books together in honor of beloved author Beverly Cleary’s birthday. I’m therefore highlighting some chapter book series, since that was Cleary’s sweet spot—but these all have LGBTQ inclusion!
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Catch up on some news for and about queer parents that I haven’t covered already! We’ve got family news, political moves, science, and some big events for LGBTQ families!