Mombian
@mombian.bsky.social
Parenting, politics, & diversions for lesbian moms & other LGBTQ parents, plus Database of LGBTQ Family Books. 2x GLAAD Media Award winner. #LGBTQFamiliesDay host, 6/2/25. She/her
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear a case that sought to overturn marriage equality. It’s a win for love and for the children and families sheltered by that love. It doesn’t mean that the threats to marriage equality are over yet, however. mombian.com/2025/11/10/l...
Love Wins as Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Overturn Marriage Equality - Mombian
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear a case that sought to overturn marriage equality. It's a win for love and for the children and families sheltered by that love. It doesn't mean that the th...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear a case that sought to overturn marriage equality. It’s a win for love and for the children and families sheltered by that love. It doesn’t mean that the threats to marriage equality are over yet, however. mombian.com/2025/11/10/l...
Great news!
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Want new LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade books? We’ve got them! These titles include the latest from the award-winning Alex Gino, plus two drag-themed novels, sequels in two magical adventure series, and an inclusive non-fiction title about body literacy. Reviews: mombian.com/2025/11/06/6... #BookSky
6 New LGBTQ-Inclusive Middle Grade Books - Mombian
Want new LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade books? We've got them! These titles include the latest from the award-winning Alex Gino, plus two drag-themed novels, sequels in two magical adventure series, and...
mombian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Want new LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade books? We’ve got them! These titles include the latest from the award-winning Alex Gino, plus two drag-themed novels, sequels in two magical adventure series, and an inclusive non-fiction title about body literacy. Reviews: mombian.com/2025/11/06/6... #BookSky
No new post on the blog today; instead, please simply enjoy this quote from one of the earliest parenting books for queer people, published 40 years ago. I'd now widen the sentiment to include the full LGBTQ spectrum, but think it otherwise holds up pretty well today.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
No new post on the blog today; instead, please simply enjoy this quote from one of the earliest parenting books for queer people, published 40 years ago. I'd now widen the sentiment to include the full LGBTQ spectrum, but think it otherwise holds up pretty well today.
New LGBTQ-inclusive picture books just keep on coming! Here are some of my recent favorites that I haven’t already mentioned, including a new board book for the youngest tots. Reviews: mombian.com/2025/11/04/5... #BookSky
5 New LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books on Parental Love, Gender, and Family Fun - Mombian
New LGBTQ-inclusive picture books just keep on coming! Here are some of my recent favorites that I haven't already mentioned, including a new board book for the youngest tots.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New LGBTQ-inclusive picture books just keep on coming! Here are some of my recent favorites that I haven’t already mentioned, including a new board book for the youngest tots. Reviews: mombian.com/2025/11/04/5... #BookSky
Want to learn more about queer family building options? About how to protect and nurture your queer family? Or how to support queer families as a health care or social work professional? Tune in tomorrow and Wednesday to Together, a virtual conference. mombian.com/2025/11/03/t...
Together, a Queer Family Building Virtual Conference, Starts Tomorrow - Mombian
Want to learn more about queer family building options? About how to protect and nurture your queer family? Or how to support queer families as a health care or social work professional? Tune in to To...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Want to learn more about queer family building options? About how to protect and nurture your queer family? Or how to support queer families as a health care or social work professional? Tune in tomorrow and Wednesday to Together, a virtual conference. mombian.com/2025/11/03/t...
Today is Transgender Parent Day, so here’s to the trans parents of today and tomorrow—and of the past, on whose shoulders they stand. Please enjoy this profile of Billy Tipton (1914-1989), a jazz bandleader, father of three sons, and a trans man. mombian.com/2025/11/02/r...
Remembering Billy Tipton on Trans Parent Day - Mombian
Today is Transgender Parent Day, so here's to the trans parents of today and tomorrow---and of the past, on whose shoulders they stand. Please enjoy this profile of Billy Tipton (1914-1989), a jazz ba...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Today is Transgender Parent Day, so here’s to the trans parents of today and tomorrow—and of the past, on whose shoulders they stand. Please enjoy this profile of Billy Tipton (1914-1989), a jazz bandleader, father of three sons, and a trans man. mombian.com/2025/11/02/r...
The Illinois General Assembly yesterday passed the Equality for Every Family Act (HB 2568), which updates the state’s parentage laws to better protect the children of LGBTQ parents and others formed via assisted reproduction. mombian.com/2025/10/30/i...
Illinois Passes Equality for Every Family Act to Better Protect Children of LGBTQ Parents - Mombian
The Illinois General Assembly yesterday passed the Equality for Every Family Act (HB 2568), which updates the state’s parentage laws to better protect the children of LGBTQ parents and others formed v...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Illinois General Assembly yesterday passed the Equality for Every Family Act (HB 2568), which updates the state’s parentage laws to better protect the children of LGBTQ parents and others formed via assisted reproduction. mombian.com/2025/10/30/i...
SNAP benefits look set to run out Nov. 1, with nearly 42 million Americans losing access. They include 2.1 million LGBTQ adults, nearly half of whom have at least one child under 18 in their home. Here’s how to help those in need—and where to find help if you need it. mombian.com/2025/10/29/a...
As SNAP Benefits Look Set to Halt, Here's What You Can Do - Mombian
SNAP benefits look set to run out on November 1, with nearly 42 million Americans losing access. They include 2.1 million LGBTQ adults, nearly half of whom have at least one child under 18 in their ho...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
SNAP benefits look set to run out Nov. 1, with nearly 42 million Americans losing access. They include 2.1 million LGBTQ adults, nearly half of whom have at least one child under 18 in their home. Here’s how to help those in need—and where to find help if you need it. mombian.com/2025/10/29/a...
Reposted by Mombian
The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
LGBTQ parents and our children have a long history, arguably going back to Sappho (c. 600 BCE), who may have had a child. For LGBTQ History Month, I’m sharing some resources I’ve put together on this long and varied history, including a handy timeline of key milestones. mombian.com/2025/10/28/a...
An LGBTQ Parenting History Timeline and More Resources for Remembering Our Roots - Mombian
LGBTQ parents and our children have a long history, arguably going back to Sappho (c. 600 BCE), who may have had a child. For LGBTQ History Month, I'm sharing some resources I've put together on this ...
mombian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
LGBTQ parents and our children have a long history, arguably going back to Sappho (c. 600 BCE), who may have had a child. For LGBTQ History Month, I’m sharing some resources I’ve put together on this long and varied history, including a handy timeline of key milestones. mombian.com/2025/10/28/a...
Seven picture books published this year—six biographies and one historical snapshot—highlight an array of figures and moments from LGBTQ history. One expects such books to be informative—but these are also often fun, lyrical, and dazzlingly illustrated. #BookSky Reviews: mombian.com/2025/10/27/7...
7 New Picture Books for LGBTQ History Month - Mombian
Seven picture books published this year---six biographies and one historical snapshot---highlight an array of figures and moments from LGBTQ history. One expects such books to be informative---but the...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Seven picture books published this year—six biographies and one historical snapshot—highlight an array of figures and moments from LGBTQ history. One expects such books to be informative—but these are also often fun, lyrical, and dazzlingly illustrated. #BookSky Reviews: mombian.com/2025/10/27/7...
Need to get away for a bit? Longing for the company of other queer families? You’re invited to join GWK Academy for a three-night cruise in the Bahamas this coming April aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas. #affiliate mombian.com/2025/10/24/j...
Join Other Queer Families for the GWK LGBTQ+ Family Spring Break - Mombian
Need to get away for a bit? Longing for the company of other queer families? You're invited to join GWK Academy for a three-night cruise in the Bahamas this coming April aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonde...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Need to get away for a bit? Longing for the company of other queer families? You’re invited to join GWK Academy for a three-night cruise in the Bahamas this coming April aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas. #affiliate mombian.com/2025/10/24/j...
My spouse & I started our path to parenthood via reciprocal IVF (my egg, her womb) in 2002—so I was surprised to find many places online saying RIVF was created in 2007 or later. For LGBTQ History Month, I dug into RIVF’s real history, going back 30+ years. #LGBTQfamilies mombian.com/2025/10/20/t...
The Real 30-Year (at Least) History of Reciprocal IVF - Mombian
My spouse and I started our path to parenthood via reciprocal IVF (my egg, her womb) in 2002---so I was surprised to find numerous places online saying that RIVF was created in 2007 or even later. For...
mombian.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My spouse & I started our path to parenthood via reciprocal IVF (my egg, her womb) in 2002—so I was surprised to find many places online saying RIVF was created in 2007 or later. For LGBTQ History Month, I dug into RIVF’s real history, going back 30+ years. #LGBTQfamilies mombian.com/2025/10/20/t...
Get your family ready for Halloween with these recent books for all ages (including grown-ups) about spooky and not-so-spooky witches, vampires, werewolves, demons, and ghosts—and featuring LGBTQ people and families. Reviews: mombian.com/2025/10/22/1... #BookSky
10 Spooky New LGBTQ Family Books for Halloween - Mombian
Get your family ready for Halloween with these recent books for all ages (including grown-ups) about spooky and not-so-spooky witches, vampires, werewolves, demons, and ghosts---and featuring LGBTQ pe...
mombian.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Get your family ready for Halloween with these recent books for all ages (including grown-ups) about spooky and not-so-spooky witches, vampires, werewolves, demons, and ghosts—and featuring LGBTQ people and families. Reviews: mombian.com/2025/10/22/1... #BookSky
Sword-swinging nonbinary protagonists return in the next volumes of two of my favorite middle grade fantasy series. Each is very different, but both explore issues of privilege, power, and social justice even as they give us rousing adventures. Reviews: mombian.com/2025/10/21/s... #BookSky
Sword-Swinging Nonbinary Protagonists in Two Dazzling Sequels - Mombian
Sword-swinging nonbinary protagonists return in the next volumes of two of my favorite middle grade fantasy series. Each is very different, but both explore issues of privilege, power, and social just...
mombian.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Sword-swinging nonbinary protagonists return in the next volumes of two of my favorite middle grade fantasy series. Each is very different, but both explore issues of privilege, power, and social justice even as they give us rousing adventures. Reviews: mombian.com/2025/10/21/s... #BookSky
My spouse and I started our path to parenthood via reciprocal IVF (my egg, her womb) in 2002—so I was surprised to find numerous places online saying that RIVF was created in 2007 or later. For LGBTQ History Month, I dug into RIVF’s real history, going back 30+ years. mombian.com/2025/10/20/t...
The Real 30-Year (at Least) History of Reciprocal IVF - Mombian
My spouse and I started our path to parenthood via reciprocal IVF (my egg, her womb) in 2002---so I was surprised to find numerous places online saying that RIVF was created in 2007 or even later. For...
mombian.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My spouse and I started our path to parenthood via reciprocal IVF (my egg, her womb) in 2002—so I was surprised to find numerous places online saying that RIVF was created in 2007 or later. For LGBTQ History Month, I dug into RIVF’s real history, going back 30+ years. mombian.com/2025/10/20/t...
Last August, Snoop Dogg drew criticism for his response to a grandson’s questions about same-sex parents. Now, he’s partnered w/@glaad.bsky.social & queer singer Jeremy Beloate to release “Love Is Love,” a new kids’ song about family diversity. Has he redeemed himself? mombian.com/2025/10/17/c...
Can an Old Dogg Learn New Tricks About LGBTQ Families? - Mombian
Last August, rapper Snoop Dogg drew widespread criticism for his response to a grandson’s questions about same-sex parents in a movie. Now, he’s partnered with GLAAD and queer singer Jeremy Beloate to...
mombian.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Last August, Snoop Dogg drew criticism for his response to a grandson’s questions about same-sex parents. Now, he’s partnered w/@glaad.bsky.social & queer singer Jeremy Beloate to release “Love Is Love,” a new kids’ song about family diversity. Has he redeemed himself? mombian.com/2025/10/17/c...
Today is Spirit Day, @glaad.bsky.social’s annual event to show support for LGBTQ youth and speak out against bullying—both personal bullying and the sweeping bullying of anti-LGBTQ laws and rhetoric. The need is greater than ever. mombian.com/2025/10/16/s...
Spirit Day: Renewing Our Resistance and Offering Hope - Mombian
Today is Spirit Day, GLAAD’s annual event to show support for LGBTQ youth and speak out against bullying—both personal bullying and the sweeping bullying of anti-LGBTQ laws and rhetoric. The need is g...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today is Spirit Day, @glaad.bsky.social’s annual event to show support for LGBTQ youth and speak out against bullying—both personal bullying and the sweeping bullying of anti-LGBTQ laws and rhetoric. The need is greater than ever. mombian.com/2025/10/16/s...
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a legendary transgender activist and Stonewall veteran, died Monday night at the age of 78, at home with loved ones. Known as “Mama” to many, she was a parent in multiple ways. mombian.com/2025/10/15/i...
In Memoriam: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Black Trans Activist and Parent to Many - Mombian
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a legendary transgender activist and Stonewall veteran, died Monday night at the age of 78, at home with loved ones. Known as "Mama" to many, she was a parent in multiple way...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a legendary transgender activist and Stonewall veteran, died Monday night at the age of 78, at home with loved ones. Known as “Mama” to many, she was a parent in multiple ways. mombian.com/2025/10/15/i...
Black lesbian poet/activist Staceyann Chin has long offered incisive observations on motherhood, identity, & more. A powerful new documentary shows how parenting her own daughter led her on a journey to reconnect w/the mother who abandoned her & to find healing. Trailer: mombian.com/2025/10/14/a...
"A Mother Apart" Explores Queer Motherhood, Generational Trauma, and Healing - Mombian
Black lesbian poet and activist Staceyann Chin has long offered incisive observations on motherhood, identity, and more. A powerful new documentary shows how parenting her own daughter led her on a jo...
mombian.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Black lesbian poet/activist Staceyann Chin has long offered incisive observations on motherhood, identity, & more. A powerful new documentary shows how parenting her own daughter led her on a journey to reconnect w/the mother who abandoned her & to find healing. Trailer: mombian.com/2025/10/14/a...
Today is National Coming Out Day, and as many of us queer parents know, coming out is not always a simple matter of finding the courage, but of balancing our needs and those of our children. Here are my thoughts, plus some resources for LGBTQ parents. mombian.com/2025/10/11/r...
Rainbows Are Made of Visible Light: Thoughts As an LGBTQ Parent on National Coming Out Day - Mombian
Today is National Coming Out Day, and as many of us queer parents know, coming out is not always a simple matter of finding the courage, but of balancing our needs and those of our children. Here are ...
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October 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Today is National Coming Out Day, and as many of us queer parents know, coming out is not always a simple matter of finding the courage, but of balancing our needs and those of our children. Here are my thoughts, plus some resources for LGBTQ parents. mombian.com/2025/10/11/r...
Today marks the theatrical release of Fairyland, based on Alysia Abbott’s memoir about growing up with a single gay dad during the 1970s & 80s. Go see it—then read the book and these other memoirs by people who grew up with queer parents in roughly the same era. #BookSky mombian.com/2025/10/10/5...
5 Books to Read After (or Before) You See the "Fairyland" Film - Mombian
Today marks the theatrical release of Fairyland, based on Alysia Abbott’s memoir about growing up with a single gay dad during the 1970s and 80s. Go see it---then read the book and these other memoirs...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Today marks the theatrical release of Fairyland, based on Alysia Abbott’s memoir about growing up with a single gay dad during the 1970s & 80s. Go see it—then read the book and these other memoirs by people who grew up with queer parents in roughly the same era. #BookSky mombian.com/2025/10/10/5...
Grateful for this look at how small the number of folks objecting to LGBTQ-inclusive books really is (though I'm not surprised).
1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.
Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
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Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Grateful for this look at how small the number of folks objecting to LGBTQ-inclusive books really is (though I'm not surprised).