Cass and Ali Bird and their children Leo and Mae are an adorable two-mom family that appeared in Gap’s newest commercial in support of the campaign Every Mother Counts. They star alongside Liv Tyler and her children, as well as other models and actresses like Candice Swanepoel, Coco Rocha, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as well as their respective kids. Cass […]
Judge W. Mitchell Nance of the Barren and Metcalfe counties in Kentucky has officially recused himself from any adoption cases that involve gay prospective parents. According to the Washington Post, Nance issued an order last week in which he wrote that it is his belief that by allowing a “practicing homosexual” to adopt would “under no […]
Google Home is a hands-free device that might remind users of Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot or Siri in the way that it responds and interacts with users who ask it questions by beginning with the phrase, “Okay, Google…” Google Home has just released a new ad that features the most adorable LGBT family. The […]
Magic Johnson appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” this week and in addition to talking about business and supporting politicians, Johnson also gave advice for other parents whose children come out. Johnson’s son EJ came out in 2013 and has been a reality star on “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills” and “EJ NYC.” When Ellen […]
Ricky Martin recently sat down with CBS Sunday’s Morning and the chat turned toward family, marriage, and kids. Martin discussed coming out in 2010, two years after becoming a father to two sons born of surrogacy in 2008. Although he was told his sexuality and his “feelings were evil” and “not godly,” Martin wanted to […]
On April 7, Nebraska’s Supreme Court finally brought down a horrible, discriminatory state law that prevented LGBT couples (and unmarried persons) from fostering and adopting. Three same-sex couples brought the case to court with the help of Chase Strangio, a lawyer with the ACLU, and won. Surprisingly enough, a district judge had already overturned the […]
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 […]
Osaka, Japan, has made a huge step forward for LGBT rights, by being the 1st Japanese city to recognize gay couples as foster parents. The city has formally recognized a gay couple — two men in their 40s and 30s — as foster parents. They have been fostering a teenage boy since February. The men […]
Brandi Benner went to Target with her daughter Sophia to reward her with a doll after accomplishing a potty training milestone. Benner was expecting a fun experience with her daughter, but things went a little differently than she imagined. Sophia picked out a doll with dark colored skin that was dressed as a doctor, probably […]
