By Susan Howard At the dog park with the new puppy, Percy and my three kids I tend to make friends. There is something about dogs and their lack of pretension that allows we humans a chance to open up look each other in the eye and talk. Such was the case with a women […]
By Brandy Black Summer is in full swing, the kids are going to bed late, sleeping in and the routine has fully derailed! We have created new family traditions, Friday Family Happy Hour and living room movies–we are bringing back old favorites like “Herbie Fully Loaded”. The moms have created our own tradition of Monday […]
By Brandy Black I remember a time when Pride month meant parties and drinking and meeting girls! Now we are considering taking our kids to the Gay Pride parade because it represents all of the people that fought the gay rights movement. Our kids don’t know this yet, they don’t know that police would raid […]
Guest post by Sarah Toce from The Seattle Lesbian There’s something grand to be said about escaping the mundane for a weekend of whimsy and fascinating food. In an effort to find a new staycation hotspot for our readers, we checked out Tulalip Resort Casino (10200 Quil Ceda Blvd, Tulalip, WA 98271). Although we had […]
By: Mikayla Denault Imagine a young, fifteen-year-old girl racing down the inspiring streets of the most aweing, diverse cities of the world with the intent of seeing her first Broadway musical, Kinky Boots. To make it even more incredible, she was able to experience the performance with her two moms, Meg and Missy, immersing her […]
By Brandy Black As some of you may know we have a YouTube Channel for The Next Family and we have a blast creating content for our subscribers, some silly, some serious and some just super fun! After learning about a Mukbang in which YouTubers eat dinner with their subscribers, we thought we had to try […]
Coco sends a positive message about the Mexican culture and people, and teaching families about love and the importance of our past.
PFLAG, the nation’s largest LGBT family and ally organization, recently released a heartfelt video about coming out — but there’s a twist. Though coming out is a scary prospect for many LGBTQ+ individuals, the coming out process, as the video mentions, also includes the parents of those individuals and their process of coming out as […]
Kordale, Kaleb, and their family went viral years ago with a picture of the two dads getting their kids ready in the morning. We are happy to announce that the family is back in the news for a wonderful thing. They are the first ever black LGBT family to be the face of a high […]
California’s Rainbow Day Camp entertains kids with fun activities like sports games and arts and crafts. However, the cool thing about this camp — it serves transgender and gender fluid children. This year, the camp welcomed 60 campers! The program was started two years ago by Sandra Collins who was trying to find a safe space […]
