Great news in Ireland, but why is it still so complicated for same-sex families to be legally recognised?

This looks fantastic!

"I think that's an important part of allyship," Doolittle said of his wife's two moms. bit.ly/34G8WjG

Legalizing same-sex marriage reduces suicide rates among gay and lesbian people lgbtqnation.com/2019/11/legali…

What do we call a trans parent who gives birth? Aren Aizura reflects beautifully on discourses around chestfeeding and the role of the gestational parent. muthamagazine.com/2019/01/aren-a…

Wonder why Waterstones only sell a 'Mum's Family Calendar' not a dad's version. It's like the chicken & the egg - do we get this stuff because this is 'just how families are', or are families only like this because gender-biased stuff is pushed at us? #singledadlife #gaydads

Last push for participants - pls share info with anyone #gender diverse, over 21, interested in #adopting or #fostering one day. Esp want to speak to trans men & people from BME background. Interviews in person or over email. Thankyou #trans #TransRightsAreHumanRights

"This ad...runs the risk of over-simplifying the issue of contact between adoptees and birth parents, a seismic event, which can prove traumatising, if the right supervision and support is not in place." Sue Armstrong Brown responds to BT ad in the i newspaper bit.ly/36at5Pf

Every family of every deaf child should be able to learn #BSL if they need or choose to. Would you like to join us in starting a new campaign this year to make this possible? Please get in touch - we're getting started and need your ideas and support. National Deaf Children's Society

Celebrating our 14 year anniversary today in Whitby and for the first time with our little boy. What a journey!

Have you discovered Some Families Podcast yet? The UK's first LGBT parenting podcast series breaking down parenting myths & sharing stories of different families from our communities hosted by @LotteJeffs & Stu Oakley

Parents, I'm at Durham Uni researching experiences of families of children & young people with severe learning disabilities & the support they've received. If that's you, I'd love to know more about what you think- if interested in being involved follow & DM me for more info

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈Statistics released by the DfE today show that almost 1 in 6 adoptions in England (16.6%) are now to same-sex couples! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 gov.uk/government/sta…

The second post in the Our Stories series is Helena's account of becoming a kinship carer to her nephew, Elliott. In this post she writes about some of the challenges that come with being a special guardian #KinshipCare Kinship Carers UK GrandparentsPlus marginalisedfamilies.co.uk/2021/02/08/our…

Today is the start of New Family Social’s LGBT fostering & adoption week. This is Anna’s story about adopting two daughters with her wife. Watch the full film, and share your own story, at marginalisedfamilies.co.uk

New Post Alert! Maddy shares her experience of having a child as a single woman, using donor sperm. marginalisedfamilies.co.uk/2021/05/18/our… Donor Conception Network

Point 1 of the LGBT+ young people's manifesto: to be more inclusive of LGBT+ people, we need to normalise their existence & talk about LGBT+ lives in multiple subjects at school. We want to see current legislation on teaching relationships to go further and be delivered earlier.