A mass shooting that left six dead and two dozen injured. An unarmed Black man shot 60 times by police. Dozens of other shootings, many deadly. The loss of body autonomy for more than half our population. A white supremacist march in Boston. What can we do?
Many of us may hear “America the Beautiful” played this July 4th. But did you know that its author, Katharine Lee Bates, was also a scholar, suffragist, and social activist, and lived for 25 years in a loving relationship with fellow professor Katharine Coman?
Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law (which really impacts the entire LGBTQ community) goes into effect today—but it has already had a chilling impact on LGBTQ students, families, and on supportive teachers in the state.
Drag queen storytimes are under attack from politicians and white supremacists. Drag queen and children’s book author Lil Miss Hot Mess has been a target, but also a leading voice opposing this onslaught. She thinks kids and drag have a natural rapport.
Today is the 10th annual Give OUT Day, a time to show the power of the LGBTQ community and boost our collective impact by giving to LGBTQ nonprofits. Many nonprofits have struggled over the past two years because of the pandemic. Many are working extra hard as our reproductive and other rights are eroded. Even small donations can have a big effect today, though. Please give if you can, and help spread the word regardless.
Abortion is health care, and children should learn about it in age-appropriate ways as they do other health topics. And with abortion rights making headlines right now, children may have questions about it. Here are three queer-inclusive books that may help them understand.
A new picture book from the author of Grandad’s Camper stars a nonbinary child who loves to perform—except that their inner cowardly lion always roars away their confidence. Can a new friend who is also shy help them overcome their fears?
For many LGBTQ people, getting pregnant is done with planning worthy of chess masters. Yet LGBTQ people who have been pregnant are also more likely to have had unwanted or mistimed pregnancies and to need abortion services than cisgender heterosexual women—meaning the end of Roe v. Wade will have an immediate negative impact on LGBTQ people, whether or not it leads to the erosion of additional rights.
The Supreme Court has ruled there is no federal right to an abortion—casting doubt upon a host of other rights. Here are some resources for queer parents and prospective parents wondering what to do next both to protect their families and to fight back.
I’m honored to have been named to GO Magazine’s list of “100 Women We Love, Class of 2022.” To those of you visiting for the first time because of seeing me there, welcome!
