Time for another roundup of a few stories I haven’t covered elsewhere, including ones on queer parents in history, medicine, fashion, weightlifting, the White House, and even horror films. Enjoy them as you get ready for tricks and treats (or just prepare to stock up on half-price Halloween candy tomorrow)!
A new documentary now on the film festival circuit follows three sets of queer parents and their teenage children more than a decade after they were first profiled by the same filmmaker. Watch a trailer and learn more about the families.
An ongoing project in Canada has been conducting video interviews of families with LGBTQ parents and/or LGBTQ children about their children’s experiences in school. Have a look at some of the many clips from nearly 40 families.
Time for another roundup of what’s happening in LGBTQ parenting that I haven’t written about already! Have a read and catch up.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made headlines by marching in Pride parades—but here are two ways Canadian provinces are supporting queer families (among others) through actual policies: Ontario now recognizes up to four co-parents, and Quebec will introduce discussion of different family types, including same-sex couples, to its mandatory sex education curriculum.
The community of LGBTQ families lost a leader in April, but her passing went almost unnoticed in the media outside of her home of Ottawa.
Mona Greenbaum, a pioneering advocate for LGBTQ families in Canada, talks about her own family and the progress of equality in Canada in a video for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Watch.
This roundup takes us around the world, and also updates one of the longest running and most contentious custody cases involving same-sex parents.
Let’s take a look at some news about LGBTQ parents and our children around the world, including ones in Canada, Australia, Chile, and Mexico.
Some of the stories I haven’t covered here yet, but which deserve a read. We’ve got research studies, a look at “the new battleground” after marriage equality, progress in Kansas, a couple of pieces by adults with same-sex parents, and much more.
