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Connecticut Senate Unanimously Approves Bill Updating Parentage Laws to Protect Children of All Families

May 21, 2021

The Connecticut Senate last night unanimously passed the Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA), landmark legislation to update the state’s laws and better protect all children, regardless of the circumstances of their birth or the marital status, gender, or sexual orientation of their parents. Among other things, it gives nonbiological/nongestational parents a simpler way to establish a legal parent-child relationship, without a home study or court hearing. The bill passed the House last month and now goes to Governor Ned Lamont (D) for signing.

Photo credit: Zaccari-Blixt family / Immigration Equality

State Department Ends Policy that Denied Citizenship to Children of Married Same-Sex Parents

May 20, 2021

In a significant victory for equality this week, the U.S. State Department has ended a policy that had denied birthright citizenship to children born abroad to married same-sex parents born abroad if the U.S. citizen parent was not biologically related. This also ends years of uncertainty for at least one two-mom couple who have been fighting for their child’s citizenship.

May 17: Celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia — and More

May 17, 2021

Today, May 17, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). Why this date? And what two other key events in the history of civil rights also happened on this day?

Croatian Court Rules That Same-Sex Couples Can Apply to Adopt

May 10, 2021

A Croatian court has ruled that same-sex couples in civil partnerships may apply to become adoptive parents, and must be treated the same as different-sex married couples during the assessment process. The country’s LGBTQ family group calls it an “historic verdict.”

Watch: Mothers’ Day Ad from Doritos Mexico Features Kids with Two Moms

May 7, 2021

Doritos Mexico has launched a surprisingly touching ad for Mothers’ Day that features real kids from two-mom families reading letters of thanks to their mothers.

The Task Force’s Kierra Johnson on Motherhood and More

May 7, 2021

Kierra Johnson, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, is also the mother of three. She spoke with me for Mother’s Day about her experiences as a parent in “a big fat queer blended family,” her advice for other queer parents, and how being a parent has impacted her work.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

May 3, 2021

Let’s start the month with a roundup of some stories I haven’t covered elsewhere!

Connecticut House Passes Bill to Update State’s Parentage Laws with Strong Bipartisan Support

April 26, 2021

The Connecticut House of Representatives today passed the Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA) 141-1, with many Republicans joining Democratic colleagues to speak out in strong support of the bill. The landmark legislation would update the state’s laws to better protect all children, regardless of the circumstances of their birth or the marital status, gender, or sexual orientation of their parents.

A Queer-Inclusive Kids’ Book for Earth Day

April 22, 2021

Today is Earth Day, and yes, there’s a queer-inclusive kids’ book for that! Brand-new this month, this middle grade book showcases the work of 25 young female and nonbinary activists from around the world, all on the front lines of fighting for our planet.

In Memoriam: Daunte Wright

April 13, 2021

Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot by a White police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota this past Sunday. Regardless of whether this was an intentional or accidental shooting, Wright’s is another Black life lost in a country where Black people are three times more likely than White people to be killed by police. My fellow White people—this is yet another tragic reminder that racism remains for us to fix.