Anti-LGBTQ groups have been trying to push the idea that anti-LGBTQ, and particularly anti-transgender, legislation is about protecting children and preserving parents’ rights. As a queer parent, I know that’s a load of bunk. For the Trans Week of Visibility and Action, therefore, here are some actions we can all take to counter the many legislative […]
U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan was confirmed this week by the Senate to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the second LGBTQ woman and the first queer mom to become a federal appellate judge.
A Colorado Senate committee today unanimously passed a bill that would simplify the process for obtaining critical confirmatory (second-parent) adoptions and ensure same-sex parents have access to them—because as recent examples show, this isn’t always guaranteed.
New this week and coming soon: A colorful board book about pronouns, a bilingual (English/Spanish) book about a first same-sex crush, and a lovely middle-grade novel about a queer, Jewish, autistic girl. Read on to learn more!
When the creator of a major magical franchise continues to promote anti-trans rhetoric, while another magical entertainment provider offers lukewarm opposition to an anti-LGBTQ bill and allegedly nixes much LGBTQ content in its films, I think we need some fantastical, visually stunning, action-packed, queer-inclusive movies to help counter this. Here are some great middle grade books, all by queer authors, that could serve as starting points.
I’m delighted to be part of a virtual panel on March 24th discussing the legal climate for queer and trans mothers, hosted by Our Family Coalition in partnership with the National Center for Lesbian Rights. I hope you’ll join us!
Hungary’s highest court has ruled that it was illegal for the county of Pest to fine a bookstore chain for selling a queer-inclusive children’s book without a warning label—but that doesn’t mean the country is free of anti-LGBTQ censorship.
The finalists for the 34th Annual Lambda Literary Awards include five children’s and middle grade books that should be on your reading lists! Learn more about them below.
A new report has found that more than 80 percent of the young people in the U.S.—59 million of them—live in states that have recently considered bills to censor discussions of race and LGBTQ people in schools or that would otherwise create hostile school climates, especially for LGBTQ youth.
Young witches being sorted? A town in our world, but full of magic? Three friends on a quest to fight an evil monster? A protagonist who is a person of color? Queer inclusion? If you want ALL of the above, this book is for you.
