Today, the coming out stories that we hear about are generally by youth or those in their 20s. However, there’s a certain part of the LGBT population that has a very unique experience when they come out — parents with kids. Though attitudes about the LGBT community have changed over time, a new documentary on […]
By Mikayla Denault On July 11, 2002, my moms’ lives changed forever. That day I was born and resembled the love of my two moms as well as the whole LGBT community. I proved to the whole world that love is love. Although I was born in a somewhat “untraditional” way, I was still made […]
By Brandy Black When you’ve been with someone for as many years as my wife Susan and I have, you sometimes forget those sweet moments at the beginning of your relationship. That was until we did the Lesbian Couple Tag challenge on Youtube. Susan and I had so much fun reminiscing on when we met […]
By Mikayla Denault My name is Mikayla Denault, and I’m just one of millions of girls who work hard every day just to be overshadowed by boys. Society has instilled this idea that men can do most things better than girls. But with my life, I am trying to change that stereotype through action. Growing […]
By Sarah Toce Originally published on The Seattle Lesbian In a post entitled “The Plan,” anti-LGBT organization National Organization for Marriage outlined the ways in which they anticipate using a Trump presidency to further their hateful rhetoric in America – and around the world. “Donald Trump has won a historic election, an unprecedented victory that […]
By Brandy Black My wife Susan was working with our four-year-old twins the other day on learning the Hebrew words for “mom” and “dad.” What began as an effort to teach them more about their Jewish culture, turned into us learning that our twins think that Susan is half boy, half girl. Although, I might […]
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 […]
By Mikayla Denault As a daughter of two incredibly loving mothers, I am frequently confronted with questions about my family. I am always absolutely delighted when my peers bring up the topic because these discussions create one astounding virtue that society needs. This virtue is awareness. Awareness spreads information like wildfire and ignites conversations on […]
Matt Dallas (actor from Kyle XY) married his now-husband, Blue Hamilton, last year. Soon after, they adopted a son, Crow, and are now documenting their (adorable and handsome) lives on YouTube. Better yet, they just released an amazing video, “Things That Husbands Do,” that all too perfectly displays what many two-dad families experience. It’s things […]
By Alex Temblador For many LGBT households, they prefer to create their families through adoption. Since the marriage equality ruling, LGBT adoption has become legal all across the U.S. which means that LGBT prospective parents are legally able to adopt from foster care. And as of right now, more than 16,000 LGBT households are […]
