Transgender Middle School Boy Shines in New Book
A new middle-grade book about a transgender boy is a positive, hopeful story of coming of age and transitioning. Put this one on your reading list.
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LGBTQ History Books for Kids
October is LGBTQ History Month, so why not share some LGBTQ history with your kids? Here are some histories and biographies for a variety of ages.
Cricket Media Provides Contrast in Kids’ Magazine LGBTQ Inclusion
After an Internet uproar over the past few days over Highlights magazine’s initially weak response to why they haven’t included LGBTQ families in their pages, I reached out to Cricket Media, another long-time behemoth in children’s magazine publishing, to see if they had ever done so. Here’s what they said.
#HighlightLGBTFamilies Urging LGBTQ Inclusion in Highlights Magazine
Many of us, I imagine, remember Highlights magazine from our youth. The publication gave one queer mom a less than satisfactory answer about why they haven’t included LGBTQ families on their pages—and LGBTQ families are responding.
Telling Stories of Jewish LGBTQ Families
The Jewish High Holiday season is this week, so let’s take a look at some new stories that feature queer, Jewish families, including a children’s picture book and a grown-up memoir by a woman with four lesbian moms.
New Kids’ Book on Bodies Is Trans-Inclusive
A new children’s picture book about human bodies includes transgender and gender nonconforming people as well as same-sex parents. That’s a rare and wonderful thing, making this a welcome book, despite a few caveats.
A Girl and Her Moms Go to South Africa in New Kids’ Book
A girl and her two moms travel to South Africa in a new children’s book, the second of a series featuring this Black family—and adding some much-needed color to LGBTQ-inclusive picture books.
6 Classic Gay and Lesbian Kids’ Books Free and Online
Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books? Try some classics that are available free online.
New Children’s Book Shows Mom Dating Woman after Different-Sex Divorce
A new book adds to the variety of family structures shown in children’s literature by featuring a child whose mom and dad divorced and are now each dating women.
3 Children’s Books that Help Explain Prejudice
In the aftermath of Orlando, I have been thinking anew about how to explain prejudice and hate to children. Here are three children’s books that may help.