Foster Hope, Build Families: How LGBTQ+ Michiganders Can Make a Difference Through Foster Care
Ever wondered if foster care is for you? Whether you’re LGBTQ+, single, partnered or somewhere in between — the answer is simple: absolutely.Right [...]
Colton Underwood Embraces Daddyhood: Former 'Bachelor' Star on Showing Conservatives That He Deserves a Family, Too
You knew him first as the first gay “Bachelor.” Many years later, in 2021, you got to know him much better when “Coming Out Colton” [...]
These Parents — One of Whom Came Out as Trans — Remain Committed to Putting Family First
It’s a love story that starts as many do: in middle school, where sweethearts Judy and Julianna Wilson first met. It’s also a love story that has [...]
Gays With Kids Founder Talks Parenting and Progress
Brian Rosenberg is on a very personal mission to help LGBTQ+ people build their families. When he was in his 20s and 30s, he said in an interview, “Gay [...]
This Queer Midwife Is Hoping to Make It Easier on LGBTQ+ Parents with 'PregnantTogether' Community
Queer parents and prospective parents can sometimes have a hard time finding support and community. Marea Goodman, a licensed midwife and queer parent, is [...]
How the Recently Passed Michigan Family Protection Act Will Safeguard LGBTQ+ Parents and Families
Michigan Democrats have held a “trifecta” of power since late 2022 when the party flipped both chambers of the House and won the governorship and [...]
Three Years Ago She Lost a Child. So, How Is Melissa Etheridge Doing?
Not so quietly, Melissa Etheridge has been grieving. At just 21, Beckett Cypher, the son of Etheridge and her former partner Julie Cypher, died from causes [...]
How My Older Sisters Equipped Me for Adulthood (and a Great Sex Life)
While my sisters were out living their seemingly grown-up lives, I played their records and wore their clothes without permission. Old enough to date, they had [...]
Why ‘My So-Called Life’ Actor Wilson Cruz Continues to Help Improve Life for LGBTQ+ Youth
Wilson Cruz doesn’t love thinking too much about his childhood in Michigan, but he won’t deny his years growing up in Holland either. The Tulip Time [...]
Back-to-School Tips for LGBTQ+ Parents
Back-to-school time can be daunting for any parent, as we leave our children to the care of others and subject to peer circles that we can’t fully [...]
The Queer Family Podcast' Showcases Beautiful, Unique Stories of LGBTQ+ Parenthood
When Jaimie Kelton launched a podcast for queer families in 2018, she thought, “This would be a fun side project.” Now, 11 seasons later, [...]
An Invaluable New Resource for Donor-Conceived People with LGBTQ+ Parents
COLAGE, the national organization for people with LGBTQ+ parents, recently released an updated edition of its groundbreaking guide for donor-conceived people [...]
Advice for LGBTQ+ Kids and Teens on Coming Out, Finding Support and Celebrating Who You Are
When my 12-year-old son came out as gay, it was an exciting time. But it was also a little stressful. I wasn’t totally sure how to support him, or even [...]
So Your Kid Is Queer: How Parents Can Be Who Their LGBTQ+ Child Needs Them To Be
Parenting a queer child comes with unique considerations. After all, LGBTQ+ people, despite advances in protections and rights (though, more recently, some [...]
Raising Kids in a Big, Happy, Poly Family
By now, same sex parents are relatively commonplace, but what about when those partnerships expand to include a third or fourth partner? Turns out, these [...]
12 Age-Appropriate Books to Read With Your Queer or Questioning Child
What better way is there to answer questions your kids have about gender and sexuality than to find some books to read together or recommend to them? Be it [...]
On and Off the Mat, This Michigan Trans Wrestler and Psychologist Is Advocating For Trans Kids
For Davison Sarai, a 46-year old queer transwoman from Michigan, wrestling was a way to escape what was happening at home. An alcoholic father and a home life [...]
Mombian: College Application Tips for LGBTQ+ Families
Ah, spring! Time of flowers, birdsong and, for many of us parents and our children, college visits. My own son went through the college admissions process a [...]
He Became Known as the 'Pregnant Man.' Now Trystan Reese Tells His Story About Trans Pregnancy.
Once upon a time, two men fell in love. By the next day, they were parenting two toddlers. OK, it wasn't the next day. But Trystan Reese, now 38, and his [...]
I'm a White Cisgendered Straight Woman. 'Pose' Gave Me My History.
There's a scene during the first season of FX's "Pose" in which Blanca, one of the show's trans female protagonists, gets kicked out of a bar with her friend [...]
These Portraits of (Literal) Gay Daddies Will Brighten Your Day
In an ode to gay fatherhood, photographer Bart Heynen gifts intimate, cute and loving portraits of more than 40 families in his photography book [...]
