parenting
Cricketer Megan Schutt and her wife celebrate ‘miracle’ newborn
Australian cricket star Megan Schutt and wife Jess Holyoake have welcomed their first child after an emergency C-section at just 28 weeks and six days. Schutt announced Jess had given birth to baby Rylee Louise last Tuesday, with the newborn weighing just 858 grams. “Our little miracle was born via emergency C-section,” Schutt wrote. “From …
Lesbian couple left heartbroken by ‘cruel’ IVF law
A same-sex couple in Victoria, Lissa and Kariah Koehler, have called for a “cruel and heartbreaking” IVF law in their state to be changed. The couple are mums to a three-year-old girl, and say they had “hoped and dreamed” to give her a sibling when the time was right. For the last five years, Lissa …
Sesame Street just introduced a rainbow family with two gay dads
Iconic children’s TV series Sesame Street has introduced a rainbow family to the show during Pride Month. The long-running family favourite introduced the new characters during its recent “Family Day” episode. Dave and husband, Frank, have a daughter named Mia. The family arrive at Sesame Street for the neighbourhood’s Family Day celebration. Actor Alan Muraoka, …
Aussie cricketer Megan Schutt and her wife Jess share baby news
Australian cricketer Megan Schutt has shared that her wife Jess Holyoake is pregnant with the couple’s first child. The couple married in 2019, and now they’re set to welcome a baby girl, with the due date in early November. “Jess and I are excited to FINALLY be able to spill the beans,” Schutt tweeted on …
Queer Eye’s Tan France and husband share adorable baby announcement
Queer Eye star Tan France announced he and his husband Rob are expecting their first child together. The Queer Eye star and his husband, Rob France, both announced on Instagram they’re expecting their first child via surrogate. “So happy to finally share that WE’RE HAVING A BABY!!” he wrote on Instagram on a photoshopped snap …
Gay dads adopt newborn baby they found abandoned at train station
A gay couple have shared their incredible story of becoming first-time dads after finding an abandoned baby at a New York subway station 20 years ago. Danny Stewart was commuting to meet partner Pete Mercurio in August 2000 when he spotted what he thought was a baby doll in a corner of the station. Walking …
Sam Stosur shares moving backstory behind coming out moment
Australian tennis champ Sam Stosur has shared the backstory behind her late-night decision to go public with her relationship with long-time partner Liz Astling in 2019. Stosur (above right) spoke with journalist Neroli Meadows on sports podcast Ordineroli Speaking about coming out after the 2019 Newcombe Medal tennis awards. That night, Stosur acknowledged Liz in …
Children of same-sex parents do better at school, study finds
Children with same-sex parents outperform other children on multiple indicators of academic achievement, new research has found. University of Melbourne and University of Queensland researchers analysed data from Dutch population registers for the study, published in journal Demography. They found children of same-sex-parents scored higher on national standardised tests than those in different-sex-parented families. The …
Christian couple sue foster care agency that ‘rejected them over anti-LGBTIQ views’
A Christian couple from Perth who believe homosexuality is a sin that people can “overcome” have sued a foster care agency for religious discrimination after they allegedly rejected the couple’s application over their religious views. Byron and Keira Hordyk have accused WA organisation Wanslea Family Services of religious discrimination after the devout Christian couple applied …
Moana Hope’s moving tribute to ‘superhero’ wife after giving birth
Ex-AFLW star Moana Hope has gushed about her “superhero” wife Isabella Carlstrom who delivered daughter Svea this week in a “pain relief-free” natural birth. On Tuesday, the couple announced Carlstrom had given birth to their first child, daughter Svea. And overnight Hope posted a new Instagram photo of Isabella holding their newborn baby. “I’ve been …