Mombian Politics/Current Events

Today is the start of the WNBA season and the midst of the inaugural PWHL playoffs. (Go Boston!) Let's celebrate with a some awesome family photos from queer parents in both leagues---plus a look...

https://mombian.com/2024/05/14/a-wnba-pwhl-queer-parent-sports-roundup/

Healthcare insurance giant Aetna has agreed to a settlement after improperly making LGBTQ policyholders pay more out of pocket than others for fertility services. The post “A Big Win for Quee...

https://mombian.com/2024/05/09/a-big-win-for-queer-families-aetna-agrees-to-lgbtq-fertility-settlement/

Judy Shepard, who has dedicated her life to spreading acceptance after her son Matthew was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime, and Jane Rigby, senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Te...

https://mombian.com/2024/05/06/lesbian-mom-and-mom-of-gay-son-awarded-presidential-medals-of-freedom/

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President Biden has released new regulations affirming nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people in health care and for LGBTQ youth in ...

https://mombian.com/2024/04/30/biden-administration-affirms-lgbtq-nondiscrimination-protections-in-health-care-and-child-welfare/

WNBA superstar and U.S. Olympian Candace Parker announced her retirement yesterday. She and Russian Olympian Anna Petrakova are raising two children and expecting a third this spring, so of cours...

https://mombian.com/2024/04/29/candace-parker-wnba-great-and-queer-mom-retires/

The U.S. Department of Education has released regulations that will better protect LGBTQ students, sexual violence survivors, and others against discrimination in schools. Regulations addressing ...

https://mombian.com/2024/04/22/biden-administration-strengthens-title-ix-nondiscrimination-protections-for-lgbtq-students-and-others/

WNBA basketball star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner and her spouse, attorney Cherelle Griner, are expecting a child in July, they announced Saturday. They will join a growing ...

https://mombian.com/2024/04/15/brittney-and-cherelle-griner-will-join-the-many-queer-parents-in-the-wnba/

It's a day to say gay---and lesbian, bi, transgender, and queer! GLSEN's annual Day of Silence has been rebranded this year as the Day of (No) Silence, a time for LGBTQ students and their allies ...

https://mombian.com/2024/04/12/make-some-noise-today-for-lgbtq-youth/

Come have a read of some LGBTQ family stories, political news, entertainment, and even a few science tidbits that I haven't covered separately! The post LGBTQ Parenting Roundup appeared first ...

https://mombian.com/2024/04/10/lgbtq-parenting-roundup-67/

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) has signed legislation updating the state's parentage laws to reflect the many ways families are formed today and equally protect all of the children in the...

https://mombian.com/2024/04/03/michigan-updates-parentage-laws-to-better-protect-children-of-lgbtq-parents-which-state-will-step-up-next/