Nothing warms a gay or lesbian parent’s heart like seeing representations of our families in children’s media.

I’ve often heard LGBTQ parents complain about the dearth of books on our families.

October, among other things, is GLBT History Month, which makes it the perfect time to write about “Gay America: Struggle for Equality” (Amulet: 2008), by Linas Alsenas.

My spouse and I took our 6-year-old son camping in Maine right before the school year began.

Back-to-school can be fraught with tension for many parents, as we realize our children’s shoes are too small, they need new backpacks and, for reasons passing understanding, a perfectly working combination lock isn’t cool enough this year.

Finally, someone got it right.

Disney Pixar’s new animated feature, “Up,” is a good movie, and better than most children’s fare.

“I felt that teenagers in particular were really affected by antigay prejudice,” said Academy Award-winning filmmaker Debra Chasnoff, “but so much of the conversation that’s been had to date about that prejudice has been solely focused on how homophobia affects youth who are self-identified as LGBT or questioning.

I’m not sure what I’d put more money on this year: The Red Sox winning the World Series or marriage equality becoming law in more New England states.

“Guess what?” “Chicken butt!” The classic schoolyard gag has found new life in “Chicken Butt!” a picture book by critically acclaimed children’s author Erica Perl.