gay families

gay families

native american

issues

My Diné Child Will Hunt, Bead and Everything in Between

“You girls are the talk of the ice-fishing derby!” I get that a lot. When we’re out hunting or fishing, my wife and I are frequently the only women (much…

Nellis —

May 13, 2019

gay families

parenthood

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: Having It All Is a Big, Heteronormative Lie

What I’ve learned is that parents and moms especially, even cool radical-minded queer moms, even boss-lady moms with lots of confidence in their own abilities, really can’t escape the “working…

KaeLyn —

Apr 20, 2019

gay families

parenthood

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: Potty Training, Patience and Pride

It’s literally a social science experiment every day and we don’t have any control. That’s how it is with toddlers, I guess…

KaeLyn —

Mar 23, 2019

gay families

grown-ups

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: Club Fawn, No Naps, and Reclaiming Procreation

Reclaiming queer procreation, dropping the last nap, stupid crows, Baby T. at A-Camp, and losta cute T. Rex pics.

KaeLyn —

Feb 23, 2019

gay families

Lists/Top 10s

book lists

What to Read When You’re Queer and Expecting: 6 Parenting Books That Smash The Patriarchy

Unfortunately, most parenting books weren’t written with queer moms, trans dads, non-binary parents and gestational carriers, and families that look like ours in mind.

KaeLyn —

Jan 29, 2019

gay families

grown-ups

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: Dinos Resist! A Guide to Raising a Little Activist

“What I’m saying is, if you’re sitting in the legislative chamber trying to hear the floor debate and someone’s kid starts crying or yelling “Baby Shark!” please be kind to…

KaeLyn —

Jan 26, 2019

gay families

grown-ups

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: Terrifying Sharks for a Toddler Ocean Explorer

Remi loves the ocean so very much wow, baking cookies with a two-year-old, some very cute holiday-ish pics, having it all is a lie, #Cativan, and more Baby T. updates…

KaeLyn —

Dec 29, 2018

gay families

Miniseries

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: Temper Tantrums and Dinner Dance Parties

Dealing with a toddler having a temper tantrum is a lot like putting out a fire, plus mom bod nudies, Remi’s fav song for dinner dancing, cat baby watch update,…

KaeLyn —

Dec 1, 2018

gay families

grown-ups

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: How We Learn “Good” and “Bad”

“Good” and “bad” in a very bad world, fall fun, toddler logic, echolocation, fall fun, adults-only Halloween, and a requested cat + baby update.

KaeLyn —

Nov 3, 2018

body image

fat positivity

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: The Soft Underbelly of a Hard Femme Mama

I love how soft I am postpartum. It’s a reminder of how my body stretched and grew and changed to grow a tiny human. I didn’t know I could be…

KaeLyn —

Oct 6, 2018

gay adoption

gay families

politics + activism

Kansas “Adoption Protection” Bill Protects No One, Hurts LGBT Families, Will Become Law Anyway

The bill protects and allows faith-based adoption agencies to reject potential families if they believe the family’s lifestyle and/or beliefs contradict the agencies’ religious beliefs.

A. Tony Jerome —

May 7, 2018

gay families

holiday gift guide

holigays

Gift Guide: Badass Gifts for Cool, Feminist Babies

Are you the hip AF parents of a small human? Do you aspire to the be the quirky aunt (or auncle) who always brings cool feminist gifts? Let’s shop for…

KaeLyn —

Dec 8, 2017