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The Mattachine Family

“The Mattachine Family” Explores How the Journey to Parenthood Changes Us

How does the journey to parenthood change us—especially a journey that isn’t straight, in many senses of the word? That’s the question asked in The Mattachine Family, a new movie from Andy Vallentine about a two-man couple trying to decide whether to continue pursuing parenthood after their foster child returns to his birth mother. Watch a trailer here.

A Holiday I Do

“A Holiday I Do” Is a Merry Queer-Mom Christmas Movie

‘Tis the season for holiday movies, and this year, we queer moms get a Christmas movie, too! Watch a trailer here for “A Holiday I Do,” about a single queer mom looking for love … and a Christmas miracle.

Collage of films about LGBTQ families

16 Films You Can Stream Now on the History of LGBTQ Families

As we close out LGBTQ History Month, I want to highlight some documentaries that look at the history of LGBTQ parents and our children and are available for streaming—several for free! Watch trailers, and in some cases, whole films, here.

Anne Heche. Photo: Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In Memoriam: Anne Heche

Actor Anne Heche has died at age 53 after injuries from a car crash. She was also a mother, and so we queer parents mourn one of our own.

Queer, magical, middle grade books

Queer, Magical, Middle-Grade Books That Deserve Blockbuster Movies

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.

Addams Family

New Addams Family Trailer Shows “Average American Family” with Same-Sex Parents

A trailer for the upcoming Addams Family movie starts with images of what an “average American family” can look like—including ones with two moms and two dads. “Every family is different,” the voiceover says. “But some families are more different than others,” it concludes, as the images change to show the Addams.

Film Strip

Did You Catch All the Queer Parent Moments at the Oscars?

Last night’s Academy Awards were full not only of queer moments, but of several that featured queer parents in particular. Did you catch them all—particularly the Black two-mom family in one short film/advertisement made just for the Oscars?

X-wing

12 Star Wars Quotes for Parents

Rogue One, the latest Star Wars movie, comes out this week, so I’m sharing these quotes from the original trilogy that, to me, shine a light on the epic adventure that is parenting.

Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Challis and R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

Star Trek’s Sulu is Gay Dad in New Movie

Star Trek’s Hikaru Sulu is gay—and not just George Takei, the actor who originated the role. In the upcoming movie Star Trek Beyond, the character is shown to be a gay dad.

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