Rebel Wilson Announces Birth of Child, Shares Adorable Photo
PeopleArts & Entertainment, People, FamiliesThe out actress thanked everyone involved in the birth.Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic via Getty ImagesFamiliesTrudy RingOut actress Rebel Wilson is now...
View ArticleFamilies With Trans Kids Are Fleeing Hostile States for Welcoming Ones
TransgenderTransgender, Families, LGBT youth, Texas, AlabamaAnti-trans moves by politicians in Texas, Alabama, and elsewhere are leading families to seek friendlier locales.Kai ShappleyFamiliesLGBT...
View ArticleChasten Buttigieg Claps Back at Lauren Boebert's Antigay Ways Again
PoliticsPolitics, Homophobia, Pete Buttigieg, FamiliesAfter she tweeted about the importance of fathers, Buttigieg noted that she has shown no love to gay dads such as himself and his husband.Chasten...
View ArticleNew Suit Filed to Stop Texas Probes of Trans-Supportive Families
TransgenderTransgender, Texas, Law, LGBT youth, FamiliesIn one of the families who sued, a trans teen attempted suicide after the governor ordered "child abuse" investigations of affirming...
View ArticleThe Startling Impact of Family Acceptance on AAPI LGBTQ+ Youth
CommentaryCommentary, Asian-Americans, Families, FamilyParental acceptance of queer Asian and Pacific Islander children can be life-saving.Image via ShutterstockAsian-AmericansFamiliesFamilyMuneer...
View ArticleGay Dads and Kids Harassed, Called Pedophiles on Amtrak
News, Families, HomophobiaNewsThe fellow passenger told the men's son, "They stole you and they’re pedophiles."Photo courtesy of Neal Broverman and Robbie PierceFamiliesHomophobiaTrudy RingA Pride...
View ArticleTexas Social Workers Quit Over Abbott's Anti-Trans Investigative Order
News, Transgender, FamiliesNewsEmployees with the Department of Family and Protective Services are choosing to leave rather than investigate trans kids' supportive parents for child abuse.Texas...
View ArticleWhat Queer Parents Have to Navigate When Traveling With Their Kids
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View ArticleAva DuVernay Highlights the Beauty of Diverse, Queer Families
Arts & Entertainment, television, Families, FamilytelevisionThe esteemed director's unscripted show, Home Sweet Home, accentuates understanding over aggression — and pulls it off without being...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ History Makers Are Spotlighted in New Milestones Series
PeopleFamiliesCouples/Personal FinancesMilestonesPrideAdvocate.com EditorsDirected by Kelly Teacher for The Advocate and Merrill.LGBTQ+ people know something about blazing trails, cultivating personal...
View ArticleLawsuit: Aetna Fertility Coverage Is an 'Illegal Tax on LGBTQ+ People'
News, Health Care, FamiliesNewsA New York woman says she was forced to spend $45,000 because of the discriminatory policy.Health CareFamiliesTrudy RingA new lawsuit accuses Aetna of discrimination...
View ArticleWhy Do We Judge LGBTQ+ Parents — and Queers Who Don't Want Kids?
Commentary, Families, FamilyCommentaryInstead of celebrating Pete and Chasten's baby news, some took it as a prompt to build up, or tear down, LGBTQ+ parenting.Photo by PNW Production from...
View ArticleMore LGBTQ+ & BIPOC Campers and Families Are Enjoying the Great Outdoors
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View ArticleThis Is What Gay Fatherhood Looks Like
Dads is a journey into queer fatherhood in the U.S. More than 40 families are portrayed by Belgian photographer Bart...
View ArticleWhat the Supreme Court Ruling on Foster Care Means for LGBTQ+ Parents
NewsNews, U.S. Supreme Court, FamiliesLGBTQ+ advocates are relieved the court didn't establish a broad right to discriminate, but some call the decision troubling.Via ShutterstockU.S. Supreme...
View ArticleSCOTUS Could Rule in LGBTQ+ Rights Case as Early as Tuesday
NewsNews, U.S. Supreme Court, Law, Philadelphia, Families, ReligionThe case revolves around whether a Catholic foster care agency contracting with the city of Philadelphia has to follow the city's...
View ArticleA Daughter's Diagnosis and a Refusal to Give in to Despair
CommentaryCommentary, Families, FamilyThis gay father has a lesson for finding joy in the most difficult of places.FamiliesFamilyBrian C. JohnsonThe diagnosis stalked us for two years before it stepped...
View ArticleHappy Mother's Day to More Than 50 of Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Moms
Our community's out moms could use some more visibility — and probably a big...
View ArticleHow to Show Respect to a Former Spouse on Mother's Day
CommentaryCommentary, FamiliesThis Mother’s Day, try to refer to your “ex-wife” as “the mother of my children.”FamiliesMichael D. KelleyMother’s Day is always an interesting day, both for divorced dads...
View ArticleStonewall Vet Miss Major and Her Partner Are Now Parents
TransgenderTransgender, FamiliesAfter a health scare in 2019, the beloved trans elder is enjoying time with her partner Beck and their new baby.FamiliesMey RudeStonewall vet and trans icon Miss Major...
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