Let’s lean into the queer joy on this last day of Pride and catch up with some queer parent athletes (and athletes with queer parents). We’ve got retirements, un-retirements, and adorable baby photos—plus some details from a PWHL hockey couple who say kids are in their future!
It’s a Pride Month baby for Canadian Olympic gold medalist and Boston Fleet forward Jamie Lee Rattray and her spouse Whitney, who welcomed their first child on June 7.
The Ottawa Charge take the ice tonight for the start of the PWHL Finals against the Minnesota Frost, so of course I’m covering the queer mom angle. The Charge captain is a queer mom, and one of their goalies, also a queer mom, has unveiled an amazing new mask depicting her own family.
It’s time for another sports edition of the LGBTQ Parenting Roundup, and for Women’s History Month, I’m featuring queer parents in women’s pro sports! Let’s see what some of them have been up to.
Two-mom couple and former pro hockey players Madison and Anya Packer’s new podcast looks at “everything from professional women’s athletes, to sports, to raising children, and all the messiness in between.” If you have an interest in any of the above, give it a listen!
Pro hockey players and spouses Brianne Jenner and Hayleigh Cudmore, along with one of their three kids, star in a new commercial from Hyundai Canada with a sweet twist. Watch it here:
Today is the start of the WNBA season and the midst of the inaugural PWHL playoffs. (Go Boston!) Let’s celebrate with a some awesome family photos from queer parents in both leagues—plus a look at a great new middle grade book about a basketball-loving girl with two moms!
