The Magazine for Youth with LGBT Parents

Kids

Avila had been waiting and waiting for a big snowfall. Mrs. Norris had read Avila’s class from a book about a boy who’d made a snowman. Now Avila wanted more than anything to make a snowman!

As she munched her cereal one Saturday morning, she watched the thick snowflakes through the kitchen window. “How do I make a snowman?” she asked her mothers.

Grown-Ups

In telling the simple story of a family's day at the pool, authors Monica Bey-Clarke and Cheril N. Clarke manage to emphasize the normalcy of everyday life in LGBT families. It's clear that to Keesha, nothing could be more fun, or normal, than a day at the pool with her two moms.

Teens

I mark off another day on my calendar. Just two more weeks until the Father-Daughter Dance!

Which means just two more weeks to find the perfect dress. Everyone else had bought their dresses, like, over a month ago, but Papa promised he'd take me shopping this Saturday.

Seventeen-year-old Jordan O'Donnell knows where to find the drama—at least, the drama that relates to the theatre. During play rehearsals at her high school, Jordan can be found backstage, ensuring every detail is in place for a smooth performance.

Rosen'Blue and Sassafras