November 16 2025, 08:15 
Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email.
We know it’s nowhere close to the next Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, but this week’s Good News roundup is chock full of parents standing up for LGBTQ+ rights. Oh, and did you hear that Maryland’s anti-book ban law was used for the first time in the state’s history? It protected a gay book. Also, did you hear about California’s Supreme Court upholding LGBTQ+ protections for elders in long-term care? And what about the activist who provided an important reminder about drag after a court upheld her state drag ban?
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“He is not a sin”: Here’s what parents wish folks knew about their trans kids
We asked parents of trans youth to share what the world doesn’t understand about their kids. They had a lot to say.
Kim Davis tried to get the Supreme Court to stop marriage equality. They just shut her down.
She’s been married four times but has been fighting for a decade to overturn marriage rights for same-sex couples.
This supportive dad wanted to stand up for his trans kids. So he did something truly surprising.
“My children are my life,” he said. “Everything I want to do is to show them that they’re loved.”
Now that they’ve decided to stop minting pennies…
“He’s a revolutionary”: These famous parents of trans kids embody unconditional love
“There is nothing more beautiful than watching your child feel the joy of exploring what it means to be true to themselves,” one actor said.
“You said that to the wrong damn mama”: How one mom’s fight for her trans son became a movement
Supporting her trans son was easy. Defeating the forces that blocked him from the care he needed was much harder.
Town stands up to parents who demanded a trans child be banned from sports.
The girl wanted to play on a recreational basketball team for third and fourth graders. People tried to get the town to block her.
Who knew that seals even made this noise??
These gay dads built families during the AIDS crisis. Their stories are blueprints for endurance.
Amid the AIDS crisis and anti-LGBTQ+ backlash, 2 couples dared to imagine families. Decades later, their enduring love stories still light the way forward.
Robert De Niro’s trans daughter gushes over his “nonstop” support: “He’s very good at being a dad”
“There’s no other thing to do than accept your kid for who they are.”
Chappell Roan launches Midwest Princess Project to support trans youth
The music superstar has already raised a shocking amount of money.
And don’t forget what holiday is rapidly approaching…
From our sibling sites:
- INTO: Far from making their last calls, LGBTQ+ bars evolve to imagine a new world
- QUEERTY: Man triumphantly defeats state’s ban on “GAY” license plates & now everyone’s getting rear-ended with pride
- GAYCITIES: Woman goes on her first lesbian vacation at the age of 79 and her reaction is priceless
- OUTSPORTS: SonicFox, Scarlett center of esports Nike and Martine Rose collab