Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) yesterday signed “Marlo’s Law,” which will ensure critical legal protections for families formed via assisted reproduction and is named after the child of the bill’s co-prime sponsor, a lesbian mom. The Colorado legislature has also recently passed a bill ensuring that donor-conceived people have access to certain information about their sperm/egg donors.
Four recent books (two just out today!) are here to guide LGBTQ prospective parents of all genders and sexual identities (and their health care professionals) on the start of their parenting journeys.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, is the 17th annual LGBTQ Families Day, a time to celebrate the many families in every state and almost every county of the U.S. that have LGBTQ people in them. This event aims to raise awareness of the diversity, challenges, and joys of all LGBTQ families—found, formed, and chosen—who exist throughout our society.
In 1989, I was part of the March for Women’s Lives in Washington, DC, as abortion rights were at risk of being overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. I was still recently out as a lesbian, with no thoughts of parenthood yet on my mind, but the idea of the government forcing people to carry unwanted or life-risking pregnancies was as anathema to me as it telling me who to love.
The upcoming Netflix series Dead End: Paranormal Park follows the adventures of Barney, a transgender teen voiced by trans actor Zach Barack, and guest starring lots of queer talent, including Miss Coco Peru, Alan Cumming, and MJ Rodriguez. Watch a trailer here!
Any book can be read at bedtime—but some are particularly good at getting kids ready for dreamland. Here are a dozen of my LGBTQ-inclusive favorites with bedtime themes (including a brand-new one out today, and another you’re going to want to pre-order!), plus two bedtime music albums.
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT)—but it’s really more than that, with two other key civil rights events also happening on this day in history!
Family stories, entertainment tidbits, and some political news I haven’t covered elsewhere!
The New York Times just published an article about J. Shia, owner of a vintage motorcycle repair shop in Boston. If you recognize her name, that might be because this motorcycle builder, artist, and queer mom has also been fighting for the right to equal, legal parentage—a right that a pending bill could help ensure.
Today’s new LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books include a picture-book biography of the world’s first openly gay strongman, a non-fiction book about the AIDS crisis, several middle-grade novels by some of the best authors writing for that age, and more!
