Parenting & Family

All the resources you need for gay parenting, starting a family, raising kids, gender-neutral parenting, pregnancy, adoption and other related resources for LGBTQ people.

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Should We Be Paying Our Friends To Babysit?

They’re doing well financially and love your kid — should you still offer money? Also; tips on giving complements to mascs…

the team

Aug 29, 2025

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first person

What To Expect When Your Friends Are Expecting (as a Childfree Queer)

As my community transforms, I’ve developed a curiosity on how to transmute isolation into connection.

Molly —

Jul 9, 2023

a Black mom and her son in a watermelon float in the pool

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: School’s Out for Summer

As much as I love it, summer vacation is not quite as relaxing when you’re a working mom.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jul 3, 2023

an androgynous person in overalls and tattoos looks sad, sitting next to a femme person with a black top and ripped jeans

parenting & family

You Need Help: My Sister Loves Me, the Sinner, but Hates the Sin

I’ve been willing to put this aside and accept the love she’s willing to give me. But it’s all come to a head now that my health insurance finally approved…

himani —

Jun 27, 2023

a Black mom reads a book to her son while they lay on the floor

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: There’s No Manual for Navigating Co-Parenting

I know I write about our experience as a two mom family, but here’s the thing: My son has a dad. And he has been sleeping on my couch on…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jun 19, 2023

The writer Sai holds a lesbian Pride flag in one photo. Her son wears a t-shirt that reads MY MOMS HAVE THE COOLEST SON IN THE WORLD with a rainbow heart on it. Sai and her son take a selfie with Sai's partner. There's a mint and pink swirl background.

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Happy Pride Y’all!

I was able to teach my son the un-whitewashed version of the Stonewall riots, giving power to the black and brown folks that put their bodies on the line so…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jun 5, 2023