By Brandy Black We wait and wait for date night, I count down the hours the day of, excited to have a moment with my wife to not talk about kid’s schedules, meal planning, doctors visits and everything else that grows in bubbles on our family chalkboard. The dates usually start a little bumpy, letting […]
By Brandy Black In our ongoing vlogs Susan and I have been talking about the stages of our lives prior to having kids. It is an opportunity to share with the younger LGBTQ generation that are beginning the early family creation stages. In this video we discuss the letdown period after the wedding and the […]
The Next Family has partnered with Family Equality Council and our premiere sponsor, Babble for a Beach Party in honor of International Family Equality Day! Parents, kids and parents-to-be are all welcome for music, dancing, beach games and a performance for the kids. Lunch and swag bags will be provided. There is no cost to […]
By Alex Temblador Not all LGBT parents in the U.S. can put both parents’ names on their children’s birth certificate. And even if they can, many lawyers still advise that gay couples go through second parent adoptions as a means to protect their parental rights to their children. Brandy and Susan from The Next Family […]
By: Henry Amador-Batten As I write on this beautiful crisp and sunny March morning, there are two things that I am immediately grateful for, first is the Sun beating on my face though the sitting room window, it’s long overdue and oh so needed and secondly are the sounds of my husband working in the […]
Preparing your relationship for kids is not easy and getting through the first 2 years after having children is even more challenging. Brandy and Susan from The Next Family know this all too well, which is why they created a video for new parents or couples considering having a baby together. In this video, both […]
HowStuffWorks is an education website that answers questions about the world around you and last week, they took on gay parenting myths. Though many people, researchers and gay parents themselves, have written articles, blogs, or reports about gay parenting and the myths associated with it, there are still people who believe that gay parents are […]
By: Shannon Ralph Recently, The Huffington Post changed the name of their “Gay Voices” page to “Queer Voices”—a minor change, but one that resonated with many people within the LGBT community and beyond. The name change was met with cheers from those who saw the use of the word “queer” as a step in the […]
So this morning as I was scrolling through my Face Book feed. (I actually set a timer and give myself 15 minutes of guilt free scroll time before I begin my day). One of my friend had posted a video made by The Guardian that addressed the difference between Non-Racism and Anti-Racism. It made me […]
By Brandy Black You’ve heard it a million times and probably said it a million more: a vacation with kids isn’t really a vacation. We all want our children to experience and discover all that the big, wide world has to offer. And there’s something undeniably special about the family bonding that traveling […]
