Pride

Children are the most honest book critics — if they don't care for a book, they'll quickly wander off, and if they love it, they'll ask to read it again and again, until the cover falls off. The search, then, for a book that will hook them is…

The quality and number of queer content books has increased exponentially over the past decade. While there is still a long way to go for publishing to be truly inclusive and to represent the whole rainbow of the queer community, the top 10 LGBTQ…

It was decided in a practical manner that my wife would carry our first child, as she was older and seemed keener on the idea. She quickly conceived through IUI, and as the months progressed, I began worrying about where I fit into this baby’s life,…

In a series of heartwarming social media posts, Walking Dead star Khary Payton introduced his transgender son to the world with pride. After revealing it had been his son's idea to make his transgender identity public, the 48-year-old actor said…

In a 6-3 decision handed down Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled LGBTQ workers are protected from discrimination in the workplace under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The court's landmark decision effectively extends discrimination protections to the…

To celebrate Pride Month this year, Nickelodeon recognized SpongeBob as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in a lovely tweet over the weekend with a rainbow-hued photo of the happy yellow sponge. "Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and…

Every June, families and folks around the world — painted in glitter and waving rainbow flags — celebrate Pride Month at parades to celebrate love and lift up the LGBTQ community. Indeed, there are many beautiful and fun photos of parents and kids…

West Virginia has marked an incredible and significant moment in history after voters elected Rosemary Ketchum, the state's first openly transgender official, to the Wheeling City Council. On June 9, Ketchum won a seat on the Wheeling City Council,…

June might be the official start of summer, but it’s also important for another reason: Pride. That’s right, June kicks off Pride Month, which is celebrated by the LGBTQ+ community and its supporters all over the world. It’s a time of joy, color,…

If you are looking for some excellent advice and a beautiful perspective on raising kids in a blended modern family, look no further than Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's wonderful quotes about parenting their own children. The former Miami Heat…

Pride is going to look very different this year. Without the public marches and festivals, some will say Pride has been cancelled. Queer visibility will be reduced without group settings and the tangible interactions between community members and…

You know you're a cool dad when you're customizing your look to match with your kid. Especially during quarantine when changing looks is not all that simple. So everyone give a nice long slow clap for Dwyane Wade and his daughter Zaya's matching…

A beautiful story about one man trying to come out to his parents is told in Pixar's new animated short Out. Available now on Disney+, the nine-minute uplifting short directed by Steven Clay Hunter is based on a true story and even features a nod to…

I gave birth to our first child two weeks before Trump’s election. She arrived three weeks early, which led in part to our breastfeeding struggles. In the first week we had her tongue tie and lip tie clipped. In the second week we added a nipple…

The paperwork and exams started piling up the second Lora Liegel and her wife had a baby. There was an interview with a social worker, a physical exam by a doctor, a meeting to demonstrate that Liegel and her wife could financially afford their…

It's hard to know if we should teach our kids to worry about nothing, or everything. It's easy to nail up "Be Yourself" banners in their bedrooms, and harder to explain why it is has been so hard to be ourselves. This problem is universal, but…

Like most parents, I'm trying my best to raise kind, loving, caring children. And every single part of me is used to reach that goal, including my education, my professional training, my religious ethics, my babysitting experience, and my queerness.…

"Back to school" means a fresh start as students get back to a routine of learning, assignments, and extracurricular events. The beginning of a new school year is exciting even with first-day anxieties, but for some students and families it may mean…

As parents to be, we recalibrate our expectations for birth constantly — as we get to know the fetus growing on the inside, as we get to know our minds and bodies that evolve with pregnancy, as we get to know and trust (or not) our medical…