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Family Profiles

Dr. Susan Love. Photo courtesy of the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research

In Memoriam: Dr. Susan Love, Pioneering Breast Cancer Researcher, Advocate, and Lesbian Mom

Dr. Susan Love, one of the world’s foremost breast cancer researchers and a visionary leader in breast cancer advocacy, died at age 75 on July 2, 2023. In 1993, Love and her partner (later wife) were also the first same-sex parents in Massachusetts to both be named legal parents of their child, a case later cited in support of the state’s landmark marriage equality ruling.

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld. Photo courtesy of the AMA.

New American Medical Association President Talks in Inaugural Speech of Being a Gay Dad, Helping Trans Youth

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld is the first out LGBTQ person to become president of the American Medical Association (AMA). In his inaugural speech yesterday, he drew on his experience as a gay dad with a newborn son to highlight “inequities and injustices in medicine.” He also urged fighting the “criminalization of care,” a reference to bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

"To bring a baby into the world in a queer relationship is the best feeling ever. I feel like we’ll be able to love and appreciate each other, and my daughter will be able to grow up knowing that she’ll always be loved and accepted for whoever she is. And I think that’s a really important thing for her to be around." -- Logan Brown, in Glamour UK

Glamour UK Pride Issue Features Pregnant Trans Man Logan Brown

Glamour UK’s Pride cover features transgender man Logan Brown, who was pregnant at the time and is now a dad. He spoke with them about his experience of pregnancy, birth, and being a trans parent. Click through to see the cover image and learn more.

Helen (L) and Dana (R)

30 Years of Love and Progress

My spouse Helen and I recently celebrated our 30th anniversary. At a time when the LGBTQ community is being attacked on all sides, this personal milestone also reminded me that despite the many challenges for LGBTQ folks right now, progress can happen and queer joy is real.

"The best answer to people out there who think we don't even count as a real family is the love and the beauty of our family itself." — Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, on Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson

“A Thriving Family”: Pete Buttigieg Talks Parenting

Pete Buttigieg, secretary of transportation and gay dad, spoke to ABC Audio’s podcast Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson about starting his family, what parenthood is like for him, responding to criticism about his family, and more! Have a listen!

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