The federal administration is drastically reducing and trying to shut down the Department of Education, a move that should concern us LGBTQ parents along with all others. Let’s look at what the repercussions could be and what we can do.
LGBTQ-inclusive content for kids, including performances, books, curricula, and more, has come under ever-increasing attack, bolstered in recent months by the federal government—but people are speaking out and fighting back.
PBS has removed a series of videos about LGBTQ history from its website for educators, under pressure from recent presidential executive orders—but the videos, aimed at middle and high school students, have found a new home.
Today in “Sentences I Never Thought I’d Write”: Donald Trump has nominated a gay dad for Treasury secretary. Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, if confirmed to the powerful position, would be at the head of Trump’s economic agenda. Who is Bessent and what does his nomination mean?
I knew President Trump’s National Foster Care Proclamation this year would omit mention of LGBTQ families, in contrast to President Obama’s. I reached a new level of anger at the administration, however, when the proclamation called for “kinship care’ whenever possible—as his administration works to let foster care agencies turn away prospective parents—even kin—if they are LGBTQ.
I can’t say I’m surprised. But after President Obama’s National Foster Care Month proclamations in 2015 and 2016 specifically said that “regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status,” all qualified caregivers should have the opportunity to serve as foster or adoptive parents, President Trump’s omission of these categories feels narrow-minded and short-sighted.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump announced his child care plan yesterday. Perhaps not surprisingly, it’s a marvel of misogyny and shows no awareness of LGBTQ families.
I had the pleasure of seeing an early screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens yesterday. Without spoilers, here are a few observations about the movie.
