School counselors are supposed to be at the disposal of all students — there to help kids navigate their emotions, puberty, school issues, bullying, home issues, and whatever else may arise. However, in some school districts, school counselors are strictly forbidden from “addressing the fears and challenges of [their] lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer […]
Ellen DeGeneres is a goddess of so many things — comedy, talk shows, and now baby clothes! ED By Ellen just launched a baby’s clothing line that features bibs, swaddles, clothing, shoes, furniture, bedding and bath items. That moment you find out the #EDEllenDeGeneres baby collection is here. 🙊 #EDBundlesOfJoy A post shared by ED […]
We love children’s books that address the struggles and experiences of modern families and that’s just the case with a new children’s book: “Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire” by Susan Tan. “Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire” follows a young biracial girl named Cilla Lee-Jenkins who is half-Chinese and half-White, like Tan herself. In the story, […]
We just moved into our new house less than a year ago, and with that, we are still decorating here and there. Though Susan and I generally do most of the home decorating, we like our children to enjoy their rooms and make their spaces in our home their own. This last week, we came […]
Last Christmas, the Mall of America faced a small blacklash for having a black Santa. Surprisingly enough, sometimes good things come from backlashes, like a new children’s book that features a gay black Santa with a white husband. Daniel Kibblesmith, a comedy writer on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was inspired by the backlash to […]
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 […]
By Brandy Black Twins. The thought of having twins terrifies many, and my wife and I were terrified (an understatement) too. As soon as we heard that we were having twins — especially after being told that we only had a 40% chance of getting pregnant with our last two embryos — we were shocked and […]
By Sarah Ahmed President Trump has been in office for less than a week and has already begun moving towards many of his campaign’s promises — including his vow to reduce federal spending by approximately 1 trillion dollars a year. For many Americans, this is cause for celebration. After all, the federal deficit is currently at $587 […]
If you’re a fan of the award-winning Amazon Prime show, “Mozart in the Jungle,” you may be familiar with openly gay actor Sandro Isaack who plays Pavel, the Slavik stagehand and lover of Bernadette Peters. However, beyond acting, Isaack is doing some amazing things in the background for LGBT families. For one, he published a […]
By Alex Temblador Though Christmas may get a lot of press during the holiday season, we cannot ignore that there are other holidays celebrated during winter too — like Hanukkah. With each holiday comes special traditions that differ from faith to faith and family to family, but we’ve found that children’s books are wonderful ways […]
