LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Here’s some of the news about LGBTQ parents and our families that I haven’t covered separately, from reflections on parenting to political news and more. Have a read and be informed!
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Ousted Space Force Colonel and Transgender Mom Is Running for Congress
U.S. Space Force Colonel Bree Fram, who was forced into retirement simply for being transgender, has announced she is running for Congress in Northern Virginia. She also has two kids, and has spoken of how she is motivated by the need to make a better world for all children.
Book Challenges Rise to Record 4,240 Titles in 2023 (and 2024 Doesn’t Look Good)
Last year saw a record 4,240 book titles challenged in schools and libraries, according to the American Library Association. This year looks set to be similarly bad, with censorship triggering firings and protest at an Alabama library—and a Virginia school reading program halted after complaints about a book that includes a nonbinary tree.
Queer Mom and Partner Killed Defending Daughter During Mass Shooting
(Content warning for extreme violence.) A woman and her partner were killed in Norfolk, Virginia, last week, as they sought to defend one woman’s 19-year-old daughter from her boyfriend. One other woman was killed and two others, including the pregnant daughter, were injured.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: “Imagination Station” Edition
Rounding it up again with various tidbits I haven’t covered elsewhere—including one about a Nebraska judge concerned that letting two women adopt would turn the court into an “imagination station”!
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Summer may sometimes feel like a slow time of year, but there’s still a lot happening in LGBTQ parenting news!
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
It’s time for another roundup! Here’s what’s happening that I haven’t yet covered during this shortest of months.
Virginia Aunts Still Waiting to Become Moms
Two Virginia women who want to be moms are practicing by being awesome aunts. Why aren’t they taking steps to become parents? They’re waiting until both can be legal mothers to their child in their state. The U.S. Supreme Court is (so far) not helping.
Yes, Virginia, There Is an Equality Clause
Yesterday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Virginia’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples violates the 14th Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. That paves the way for Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Children Play Role in Georgia and Virginia Marriage Equality Suits
Georgia yesterday became the latest state to have an active marriage equality lawsuit — and as in so many states, parents and prospective parents are among the plaintiffs.