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Holidays

Passover and Easter Food

Passover Reflections on Faith, Freedom, and Family

I’ve been celebrating the spring holidays with my interfaith family and reflecting that Passover and Easter this year come in the shadow of ongoing and spiteful religious exemption laws in a growing number of states and in the federal government. These laws, widely seen as targeting the LGBTQ community, would allow people to cite their religious beliefs as a reason to discriminate against others. I have to remind myself, however, that we shouldn’t set religion and LGBTQ equality as necessarily opposing forces.

Chocolate Valentine's Cake

Love and Family on Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day may not be a specifically LGBTQ holiday like Pride or National Coming Out Day, but it has long felt to me like a very queer time of year. And while it has become somewhat clichéd to say that “love makes a family,” the sentiment remains absolutely true. Love does more than that, however.

2019

Happy New Year!

A very happy New Year to you and your families, however you define them! What are your resolutions—or just your hopes for the year?

Tree and menorah

Of Food, Festivals, and Family

My family of origin always has our biggest gathering on Thanksgiving. My spouse Helen, our son, and I pretty much party from then until Helen’s birthday in early January, marking Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s along the way.

LGBTQ Christmas Books

LGBTQ-Inclusive Christmas Books for Kids

Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive Christmas books to read with your children? There aren’t many, but they do exist. Check them out (and learn why we still need more)!

Dreidels

The Dreidel Song: A Very Queer Rewrite

Hanukkah starts this Sunday evening, which means I’m in a bit of a mood as I’m getting ready. I give to you all, therefore, a very queer rewrite of the classic Hanukkah song, “I Had a Little Dreidel.” Enjoy (and leave another verse, if you’re so inspired)!

LGBTQ-Inclusive Children's Books 2018

2018 Gift Guide to LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s and Middle-Grade Books

It’s time for my annual roundup of some of this year’s best LGBTQ-inclusive children’s and middle-grade books and magazine! It was a banner year for such books in many ways, with a high overall volume and a surge in the often neglected middle-grade range.

Turkey Baster

Happy (Almost) Turkey Baster Day!

I know, I know. Few of us who used assisted reproduction really wielded turkey basters. But to me, Thanksgiving is about family—the one I came from and the one my spouse and I created—-so the iconic if erroneous turkey baster is as good a symbol as any.

Spirit Day

Spirit Day: Speak Out Against Bullying and for LGBTQ Youth

Today is Spirit Day, GLAAD’s annual event to speak out against anti-LGBTQ bullying and stand with LGBTQ youth, who disproportionately face bullying and harassment. Our nation’s leader continues to set an example of a bully in action, making events like Spirit Day—and the actions they can inspire all year long—more critical than ever.

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