When it comes to having a family, parents often forget about themselves. We love being with our kids, don’t get me wrong, but as parents, we often forget that we were first a couple and that relationship matters too. My wife and I are big proponents of date nights and taking vacations together as a […]
Actor Donal Logue is best known for his roles in Gotham, Law and Order: SVU, ER, and Sons of Anarchy. However, his roles in those TV shows are nothing compared to his role as a father to two children, one of which is his 16-year-old trans daughter, Jade. On Monday, Jade went missing and was […]
Rapper Jay-Z’s mother has come out as lesbian in a song on his newest album. Gloria Carter and Jay-Z discuss Gloria’s sexuality on the track “Smile” making it the first time that either have talked about it publicly. Jay-Z raps: “Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian / Had to pretend so long that […]
Liam Johnson and Racquelle Trammell just celebrated their daughter Aspen’s first birthday which was featured in an episode on “My Trans Life” on Barcroft TV. Within the episode, the couple talked about their gender identity, the state of trans rights in the U.S., and their pregnancy experience. Both Liam and Racquelle knew from an early age […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced earlier this week that she favored a vote on same-sex marriage, a surprising statement to some as Merkel had always stood for marriage between a man and a woman as she claimed it was in the “best interest” of children. Many in Germany were pressuring Merkel to change her stance […]
With so few family-friendly TV shows committed to diversity, it was heartwarming to see Sesame Street support diverse families this Pride Month. On Friday, Sesame Street tweeted a Pride-inspired photo of a rainbow of Muppets and the message: “Sesame Street is proud to support families of all sizes, shapes, and colors.” Sesame Street has always […]
When Brock Thompson came out to his parents 20 years ago, things were a bit rocky. His father, a deacon in his Methodist church, told Brock not to bring any gay friends over to the house “because he wasn’t sure if he could be kind to them or not.” But things have changed, his parents […]
There’s a lot of reasons to celebrate in June. Not only is it Pride Month and the anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, but it’s also the anniversary month of Loving v. Virginia. Interracial marriage was legalized in the United States thanks to Loving v. Virginia, and it was one of the many precedents in the […]
It’s 2017, and yet, we live in a world in which sometimes dads are known as “babysitters.” Yes, it’s not cool. And there’s other issues that dads deal with that demean their parentage — like the lack of changing tables in men’s restrooms in restaurants, malls, stores, and churches. Well, one dad isn’t satisfied with […]
Molly Shannon may be best known as a hilarious actress whose career launched with a spot on SNL. These days, Shannon’s acting career has been influenced by something quite beautiful — her dad. At a Q & A session about Miles, “a movie about a gay teen’s fight to bridge the gender divide in a […]
