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9 New Kids' Books for Trans Awareness Week and Beyond

9 New Kids’ Books for Trans Awareness Week and Beyond

Representation matters—so for the start of Transgender Awareness Week (and all year long), check out these terrific new picture and middle grade books from 2025 with trans protagonists. They include realistic fiction, biographies, and stories with a touch of magic—one of which is a finalist for the prestigious National Book Award!

Billy Tipton, 1966. Photo credit: Spokane Daily Chronicle. Public Domain.

Remembering Billy Tipton on Trans Parent Day

Today is Transgender Parent Day, so here’s to the trans parents of today and tomorrow—and of the past, on whose shoulders they stand. Please enjoy this profile of Billy Tipton (1914-1989), a jazz bandleader, father of three sons, and a trans man.

LGBTQ Nation - ‘An abundance of motherhood’: Trans journalist Erin Reed gushes about co-parenting with Zooey Zephyr

My Interview with Trans Journalist and Mom Erin Reed

I’m delighted to have interviewed GLAAD Media Award-winning journalist Erin Reed for a piece at LGBTQ Nation. Reed, who has a 9-year-old son, spoke with me about motherhood, parenting with spouse and Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, being a trans parent, finding community, building bridges, and more.

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Finding Hope: Recent Wins for LGBTQ Families

As my interfaith family heads towards Passover and Easter, holidays of hope, renewal, and freedom, I’m thinking about recent wins that LGBTQ families have had despite a climate of rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and action.

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My Sword Is Yours: In Defense of Trans Athletes

USA Fencing, the governing body for the sport of fencing in the U.S., disqualified a cisgender woman from a recent competition after she refused to fence a transgender woman. As a former competitive fencer, I fully support the organization’s decision. Here’s why.

14 Recent Kids’ Books With Trans Protagonists

14 Recent Kids’ Books With Trans Protagonists

In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility today, here are some terrific recent picture, chapter, and middle grade books with trans protagonists (including real-life heroes), great for reading at any time of year!

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

Catch up on some additional news, family stories, and more tidbits from here and there—including baby news from an NWSL soccer player, recent court wins, legislative challenges, and new research on LGBTQ youth and social media.

National Day of Reading 2025 - Trans-led kids' books

9 Trans Stories for the National Day of Reading

Today is the 10th annual National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Trans Stories, so let’s celebrate with some terrific recent picture, chapter, and middle grade books with trans protagonists and role models to read today or any day!

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