Here are some stories from round and about that I haven’t yet covered, including family profiles and musings on parenthood, legal happenings, a WNBA star and queer mom making a big move, and some tidbits of media and entertainment.
I’m thrilled to say that Mombian has won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Blog for the second time! This one’s for all the queer parents working every day to raise our kids with love and make the world a better place for them.
When the lesbian mom who’s also the CEO of GLAAD writes a children’s book with her spouse, you can bet your rainbows it’s going to be LGBTQ inclusive. Read on for a review and a sneak peek inside!
This year’s GLAAD Media Award nominees include a record 10 shows selected for the Outstanding Kids & Family Programming category, reflecting the increased number of LGBTQ characters in children’s television. Read on to see who made the list.
The Hallmark Channel has changed its mind and will allow an ad that shows a two-woman wedding, after pulling it under pressure from anti-LGBTQ group One Million Moms—and then realizing that the power of the LGBTQ community was even greater.
A maiden falls in love with a princess at a multiracial royal court in a delightful new children’s book that adds to the growing collection of LGBTQ fairy tales.
Today is Spirit Day, GLAAD’s annual event to speak out against anti-LGBTQ bullying and stand with LGBTQ youth, who disproportionately face bullying and harassment. Our nation’s leader continues to set an example of a bully in action, making events like Spirit Day—and the actions they can inspire all year long—more critical than ever.
Today is Spirit Day, a time to take a stand against bullying and show support for LGBTQ youth. Not all LGBTQ youth are bullied, of course, and not all victims of bullies are LGBTQ — but anti-LGBTQ harassment is still pervasive, even if things are slowly getting better.
Keeping the Pride Month festivities rolling, GLAAD and Instagram just launched #PridePortraits, a new photo campaign that encourages people to post photos of what LGBT pride means to them. Just post a photo to Instagram with the using hashtag #PridePortraits, and you can also get a chance to win behind-the-scenes access to NYC Pride, including exclusive access to the Dance on the Pier featuring a performance by Demi Lovato. Those of us with kids of a certain age could earn “Coolest Parent of the Year” status for that.
This holiday season, GLAAD is organizing a campaign to help both LGBT families and allies send a copy of their family’s holiday card to the governors of anti-equality states, with a note saying that all families should be treated equally. It’s a great idea that could have a big impact.
