It’s no secret that Russia isn’t kind to the LGBTQ+ community. There’s a “propaganda law” that’s used to shut down Pride parades, events, and media. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t organizations in Russia that are still holding out hope and fighting the good fight to make their families safe and accepted in their country. […]
Recently, we were out and about with our three kids and my wife and I were so excited to see that stores and brands were supporting Pride Month with posters and rainbow flags. We were explaining what Pride was and I must have said “Gay Pride,” because all of a sudden our son starting yelling out, […]
Rob and Reece Scheer live in Darnestown, Maryland, with their four adopted children. The dads had only intended to adopt one kid but found themselves with a big happy family. The Scheer’s explained: “We got a phone call for a brother and sister. We only wanted one child, but we thought, you know what? Let’s […]
Friday was the last day of 3rd grade for my Sophia which really got me thinking as a mom. Following this summer break, Sophia will be entering 4th grade. Though she will still be in the same school, 4th grade just feels so much closer to middle school than 3rd grade did. Sophia has always […]
As parents, we love documenting the lives of our children. “Stand there!” “Smile!” ee say, and they stand and smile and are so happy to be at the forefront of the camera lens. Many of you know we’ve been vlogging 20 days straight (we’re going for 30 days) now and with that we have to […]
The Next Family has partnered with Family Equality Council to throw our Second Annual Beach Party event in honor of Pride Month and International Family Equality Day! Parents, kids, and parents-to-be are welcome to join us! Bring your beach towels and join us for a picnic-style fun day in the sun. However, sign up quick — […]
Trystan Reese and Bill Chaplow are already parents to two children, Chaplow’s niece and nephew, Riley and Hailey, who they adopted after Chaplow’s sister had substance abuse problems. However, the couple wanted to try for a biological child, and so Reese, a trans father, became pregnant last year, only to suffer a miscarriage after 6 […]
Ashton Whitaker, 17, is a transgender boy who took his Wisconsin school district to court when they wouldn’t allow Whitaker to use the boy’s bathroom unless he completed physical gender transition. Last September, U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper gave Whitaker permission to use the boy’s bathroom at his school, however, his Wisconsin school district was not […]
This week, we kick off Pride Month! We were too excited to see different brands and groups supporting Pride this year that we just had to share our favorites. Check them out below: 1. Target Target is back with their PRIDE line. If you haven’t heard, Target has been premiering this line for the last […]
On May 19, Henry Amador-Batten was returning from Puerto Rico with his son on a United Airlines flight after visiting his ill father. After de-boarding the plane, Amador-Batten was then detained for an hour and questioned by police officers after a United Airline’s flight attendant accused him of having his hand and arm “too close to […]
