What now?
Hope and help for queer families after the election The election of Donald Trump to a second term as president feels like a body blow.
The danger of his policies to LGBTQ and other marginalized people is real. Nevertheless, there are actions LGBTQ parents can take now to protect and support our families — and there are a few things that are giving me hope.
One thing LGBTQ parents should do immediately is make sure to have secure legal protections in place. This is especially important for non-gestational and non-genetic parents whose legal relationships with their children may still be called into question, even if they are married and on their children’s birth certificates.
Because of bias and discrimination, both married and unmarried LGBTQ parents are advised by LGBTQ legal experts to have the security of a court judgment, not just a birth certificate, to protect their child-parent relationships no matter where they may move or travel.
