Fall Family Guide 2024

The Bay Windows Fall Family Guide is a resource for parents and prospective parents to help raise, educate and support their families.

10 Things for LGBTQ Parents to Do Now to Prepare for the Election
Mail-in voting has started or is about to start in some states, and in-person early voting will begin shortly. In advance of one of the most consequential elections in our history, here's what LGBTQ parents and others should be doing now.
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2 Stellar New LGBTQ-Inclusive Middle Grade Novels Challenge Injustice
Two new LGBTQ-inclusive middle-grade novels are each very different, but both have themes of challenging injustice.
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3 Joyful New Kids' Books With Nonbinary Protagonists
A picture book, an early reader, and a graphic novel for emerging readers bring us delightful new stories with nonbinary protagonists. One is a deliberate celebration of queer identities, while in the others, the characters' nonbinary identities are completely incidental to the tales. Readers should value both approaches.
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Queer Parents Share Fears and Concerns Since Overturning of Roe
A new study looks at how the overturning of Roe v. Wade has impacted queer parents—and includes the often-unheard voices of those who may be at higher risk of unintended pregnancies, such as bisexual cisgender women partnered with men. It shows how many queer parents, particularly in abortion-hostile states, are worried about access to reproductive and sexual health care, and offers insight into how this has changed their sexual, reproductive, and parenting lives.
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