Raelene and Ted MacDowell, a California couple in Redding in their 70s, have fostered 630 kids since 1978. Today, they have 10 children, seven of which are adopted themselves. Five of their children are either foster or adoptive parents, something the MacDowells are most proud of. In a recent interview with ABC News, Raelene explained […]
When it comes to foster care and even adoption, there’s often a lot of misconceptions around the whole system and the people involved. A new campaign called, RaiseAChild “Reimagining Foster Parents,” co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services, is hoping to change those misconceptions with powerful ads. This week 350 […]
This last weekend we attempted to film a Youtube video for our series “The LGBTQ View,” where we discuss LGBT-related news topics. We first got distracted when our merchandise arrived by mail while we were filming. When we were finally able to get back on topic and discuss LGBTQ news, well, we got off topic […]
The Washington State Supreme Court just overturned a discriminative ruling in a child custody case that involved a lesbian mother unable to come out to her own children after divorcing their father. The woman involved in the case was married to her husband for 20 years, had three sons, and raised them in a conservative […]
As of now, by state law in Hawaii, married heterosexual couples can get financial help for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Due to the way that the law is worded, the law excludes LGBT couples and single individuals from gaining equal access to this funding. But that could soon change. LGBT couples in Hawaii are currently […]
It’s not easy for all parents to immediately accept or understand when their children come out as LGBT, especially when they live in cultures in which anything associated with being LGBT is largely foreign or not discussed. In a video shared by Home is Love, we meet one such parent — a 65-year-old Taiwanese father with […]
By Halina Newberry Grant My three-year-old daughter and I were sitting at a table in our favorite neighborhood restaurant a few weeks ago, and there was another mom and her son—also three—sitting at the end of the table, both white. As they do, the kids were squirming in their seats, eye-balling each other and waiting […]
By Brandy Black We’re doing 30 days of vlogging — and we’re only on Day 8. If you haven’t been watching, let me catch you up. We went on our yearly trip to Mammoth… and had a blast tubing down big hills. We saw Susan’s family for the holidays… and Susan’s brother gave our daughter […]
By Kaitlin Stanford Recently, I took three of my four children to a new pediatrician. Our first round of appointments were back-to-back physicals. My toddler son grew restless in the waiting room, finally succumbing to laying face-down on the germ-infested floor and wailing like he had just received news that Jake and the Neverland Pirates […]
By Alex Temblador The holidays bring about a mix of emotions. For some, it’s exciting — a time to celebrate, give gifts to others, and reconnect with friends and family members. But that’s not everyone’s reality. The sad reality is that not all parents accept their LGBTQ children. And during the holidays, this can be […]
