Cynthia Nixon is taking on a new role soon, that of Nancy Reagan in a new TV series, Killing Reagan. In a recent interview, the mom of three children and partner to her wife, Christine Marinoni, spoke about LGBT families. When the UK Telegraph asked Nixon if there was a difference between same-sex couples raising […]
‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Actor Sandro Isaack is Working to Create a Cartoon That Represents LGBT Families
If you’re a fan of the award-winning Amazon Prime show, “Mozart in the Jungle,” you may be familiar with openly gay actor Sandro Isaack who plays Pavel, the Slavik stagehand and lover of Bernadette Peters. However, beyond acting, Isaack is doing some amazing things in the background for LGBT families. For one, he published a […]
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Supreme Court of Arkansas Says Non-Bio Lesbian Moms Can’t Be Listed on Birth Certificates
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled that the state can refuse to allow non-bio lesbian mothers to be listed on their children’s birth certificates. The case was brought to Arkansas’ Supreme Court by three lesbian couples and moms who argued that being denied the ability to list both parents on birth certificates violated […]
Adoptive Families Study Finds No Difference With Same-Sex Parents Raising Kids
How many studies does it take for people to realize — there’s no difference between same-sex parents raising children and any other type of family home. Well, here’s another one for the skeptics. A new study from the University of Kentucky led by assistant professor Rachel F. Farr took 100 families — all with adopted […]
Ellen Gives Gay Dads of Triplets a Helping Hand
Remember Justin Ruehs and Adam Smeets of Chicago? At the beginning of August we shared their story — they’re new dads to triplets, and in an astonishing twist, the children are biologically related to both fathers. The fathers never expected that they would have triplets, and though they saved for their family — feeding, clothing, […]
National Coming Out Day: Celeb Parents Talk About How They Came Out
Today is National Coming Out Day! Coming out is a personal action for LGBT individuals — it’s a way for them to tell their families, their friends, the world, and themselves who they are and to proudly step into their own truth and live it freely. However, coming out is sometimes easier said than done […]
Wisconsin Court Orders Accurate Birth Certificates for Children of Same-Sex Spouses
Originally published on The Seattle Lesbian Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that the state of Wisconsin must issue accurate birth certificates listing both parents for the children of married same-sex couples, including the son of Lambda Legal clients Chelsea and Jessamy Torres, a married lesbian couple. “We are […]
WATCH: Lesbian Moms Talk About Their Struggle With Infertility Issues
By Alex Temblador For many families across the world, infertility is a huge struggle, and no one has more first-hand experience with it than the moms of The Next Family. In their newest video, Brandy Black and Susan Howard discuss how they started working toward creating their family. Though Brandy was always intent on […]
WATCH: What Is It Like Growing Up With a Gay Parent?
In addition to researching the best way to create their family, LGBT prospective parents also tend to look for insight and resources that explain how it is for children growing up with LGBT parents. On a new episode of “Inside the Closet with Jen and Niki” on YouTube’s Buzzfeed Yellow Channel, Jen invites a friend — […]