By Brandy Black Being two moms we often get a lot of questions about the role my wife and I each play in our relationship. “Who is the mom and who is the dad?” is a question we used to hear a lot, less so now but nevertheless people want to understand the dynamics between […]
A photo of a trans boy crying in a Texas courthouse over a proposed “bathroom bill” has recently gone viral. Nine-year-old Max and his mother Amber Briggles are the two featured in the photograph. Max started his transition three years ago and the photo that has gone viral was taken in March. Max’s mother, Briggle, […]
Oregon has made history in the U.S. as becoming the first state to allow people who don’t identify as male or female to choose a third gender on their state IDs. Now Oregon citizens may choose “X” which stands for “not specified” as their gender. This selection will appear on state IDs like driver licenses […]
By Rachel Garlinghouse Most moms are fans of Target, because everything about the place is pretty much magical — from the in-store Starbucks to the dollar section to the soy candles, organizational bins, and even (in my town, anyway) the wine. And now moms can get their glorious shop on even more with Target’s children’s brand, Cat […]
“Let toys be toys,” has been an anthem for many in 2016, and we’re happy to see it going strong as we move closer to the new year. Audi Spain created an animated ad for YouTube on December 17 that breaks the stereotypes associated with toys and we are too thrilled. The commercial is set […]
Joshua Peck, a father to a four-year-old daughter and a U.K. politician, sparked a conversation about gendered toys on Twitter after recently tweeting about a space-themed lunch box by retailer John Lewis that was labeled for “boys.” Hey @johnlewisretail. What is it about this lunchbox which makes it unsuitable for my daughter? Too sciencey? @LetToysBeToys […]
The UN Human Rights Office has released a short film that raises awareness of intersex individuals and it’s beyond moving. The ad features a loving family, two parents and a daughter who are awaiting the birth of a new family member. On the day of the new baby’s birth, the father learns that the child is […]
Daisy, an eight-year-old girl, and her mother were in Tesco last week looking at children’s clothes and Daisy had a lot of amazing things to say about it. Daisy points out that the girl shirts read, ‘Hey,’ ‘Beautiful,’ ‘I feel fabulous,’ while the boys clothes have type that reads, ‘Hero,’ and ‘Think outside the box.’ […]
By Patrice Langford Last year, Jayden was bullied. It got to the point that I got a call from his school saying that he had threatened to kill himself. My mother and I rushed to the school to pick him up and the school suggested that we take him to an emergency psych evaluation at […]
By Patrice Langford My middle son Jayden is a picture of happiness and light. He’s also a true to form Aries. We call him our little tornado because if Jayden is touching it or in the room, it will probably be trashed afterwards. Jayden is currently trying to figure out who he is and we are […]
