A leading online dating site for sex-positive Asian women, and men who are looking to meet them, has donated $100,000 (£75,000) to a campaign aiming to raise awareness of sexual minorities in schools. The money was donated by Asian Sex Dates (https://asiansexdates.com), a free-to-join website that connects like-minded members across the world. Asian Sex Dates’ …
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Book Review: An Orphan No More, by Jerry and Jordan Windle
Rodney the rooster dreams of being a father. Jordy the duckling is orphaned, left alone after his parents are killed. An Orphan No More tells the story of how they become a family. One day, Rodney comes across an orphaned duck egg. Though the other animals tell him he can’t be a dad alone, Rodney knows just …
Book Review: The White Swan Express by Jean Davies Okimoto and Elaine M. Aok
Setting the tone for this adoption story, The White Swan Express begins with a series of lovely images: Four families waking up to a sunrise in North America, followed by four baby girls sleeping soundly in the middle of the night in China. The story then follows the journey of these four families to China, where they …
LGBT Family–Friendly Summer Camps
For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is just around the corner, and part of your summer plans might involve sending your children to camp. It can be overwhelming and difficult to find a good camp for your children, but we have researched a few camps that welcome children from LGBT-headed families. We …
Uncle Shelby Rocks: Bobby Bare Jr. on the Songs of Shel Silverstein
Best known to most parents as the author of timeless children’s books such as The Giving Tree, poet and cartoonist Shel Silverstein was also a songwriter and recording artist—and not only with the Grammy-winning album version of his book Where the Sidewalk Ends. Between 1959 and his death in 1999, Silverstein released more than a dozen records. …
The Golden Orchid Society
Hundreds of years ago, in southern China, villages celebrated the marriages of two women. These same couples often welcomed young orphaned girls into their homes and raised them as their children. History shows us that in Guangdong, China, same-sex families were once a thriving part of the community. The Golden Orchid Society was a group …
The Great Burkes
My family is a sideshow. A lot of kids say that, but I mean it. I live with Mom, and so do Polly and Gran. Polly is Gran’s dog. She likes to wear clothes. If we don’t put clothes on Polly, she climbs into the washing and wriggles into our clothes. Even Gran’s undies! Gran …
Printable Picture Books Archive
Introducing Rainbow Rumpus Printable Picture Books! Great news! Now you can enjoy Rainbow Rumpus stories in your very own picture books! We designed these books with our favorite artists in mind-you! Print out the pages, put them together, read the story, and then illustrate it however you want. Share the finished book with family, friends, …
They Might Be Giants: The Beatles of Kids Music?
Best known for their bratty theme song to TV’s Malcolm in the Middle and inventive alt-pop hits such as “Don’t Let’s Start,” Brooklyn’s They Might Be Giants would seem the perfect band to make children’s music. But they came to their new audience slowly after becoming the subject of a 2002 documentary film, Gigantic (A Tale of Two …
Greetings from Keith Ellison
[Editor’s Note: Keith Ellison was elected in November 2006 to represent Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.] Hello, Rainbow Rumpus parents! Is anyone else glad election season is over? Don’t misunderstand me. I enjoyed my campaign journey thoroughly. November 7 was a great and unforgettable day for my family and me. …