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LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

Catch up on some LGBTQ parenting news stories I haven’t covered elsewhere, including legislative moves (positive and negative), profiles of lesbian, gay, and trans parents, and more!

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In Memoriam: Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023

Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we honor the lives of those who died because of anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. I wish all of my transgender friends and readers love and support on this day of mourning.

Parents, young adults, and advocates who testified in support of the MPA. Photo credit: Massachusetts Parentage Act Coalition

Powerful Testimony at Massachusetts Parentage Act Hearing

Yesterday, 20 years to the week after Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize marriage equality, LGBTQ parents and others testified in support of legislation to finally update the state’s parentage laws so that children of LGBTQ parents—and all children—have equal access to the security of legal parentage.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

New babies, moms making history, fresh insights on trans parents, advances in reproductive science, political progress, and more! Here’s what’s happening that I haven’t covered already.

Seeking hope

Seeking Hope

Like so many, I have been angered and appalled by the horrific acts of terrorism committed by Hamas on Israeli civilians. Now, I am trying to hold several difficult things in my heart as I try to find hope.

Rainbow book stack

Florida School District Institutes Sweeping Ban on LGBTQ-Inclusive Books

A Florida school district in July ordered its librarians to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from classrooms and libraries. While the district later asserted that such books are still allowed in high school libraries, there is evidence that many have been removed from them as well.

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