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A Parent By Any Other Name: What Kids Call Their LGBTQ Parents

A Parent By Any Other Name: What Kids Call Their LGBTQ Parents

One of the most frequent questions I’ve heard from prospective LGBTQ parents is “What should our kids call us?” Here are just a few of the 400+ real-life names—and the stories behind them—that people have shared with the Mombian LGBTQ Parental Names Project since it began in 2011. Have a read and add your own!
Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine
My Mama Is a Work of Art
Nightmares in Paradise
Marley's Pride
Nen and the Lonely Fisherman
On All Other Nights: A Passover Celebration in 14 Stories

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Starting

Where to begin? Here! With info and resources on beginning the journey to parenthood.

Naming

What do kids call their LGBTQ parents? Here’s the list I’ve been collecting since 2011. Add your parental names!

Raising

Caring for kids, school resources, coming out to kids, donor siblings, and more.

Protecting

Legal information and resources on confirmatory (second-parent) adoption, surrogacy, custody, and more.

Connecting

Profiles of LGBTQ families, plus family groups, organizations, and other ways to find community.

Representing

Books, television, podcasts, blogs, and other ways LGBTQ families are represented.

Researching

History, demographics, and social science that illuminate LGBTQ families.

Remembering

The history of LGBTQ families is older than you many think.

Advocating

Speaking up for our families and advocating for social justice.

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