Children books with gay couples are hard to find :/

[greenie_breizh]

So I was hoping to find a children's book in French featuring two dads or a gay couple, but apparently that's... nearly impossible? The few children's book on the topic tend to feature two moms, and I have problems with most of them anyway. I just wanted a children's book with two dads about something that's not discrimination. :/ Like King & King is actually pretty awesome, but it doesn't exist in French? Le sigh.

For those of you on twitter who were asking for references should I find something, so far the best list I've found is on the APGL website.

On a cute note, the other night we were playing the Werewolf game with my cousins and we were playing with the Cupid character, who chooses two players who will be "in love" for the rest of the game. My brother (I think) reminded everyone the couple doesn't have to be a boy and a girl and my 13-year-old cousin agreed and said, yeah, it can be two girls or two boys. I'm not certain he really made the link with actual gay couples but I liked how matter-of-fact he was about it. :)

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[andromeda-z.livejournal.com]

Hello! I've come across your journal several times through links and/or comments in my f-list, and I was wondering if you'd mind if I added you? I find your entries very interesting, especially regarding questions of gender and sexuality :)

I also love the Werewolf game! I teached two of my friends how to play just last week, I can't wait to invite them with some other friends for a real big game :) I think it's nice your brother and your cousins are including same-sex couples in the game. Thankfully, I can't remember ever playing with people who were uncomfortable with the idea of choosing two girls or two boys instead of a girl and a boy, I guess I've been lucky so far!

[greenie-breizh.livejournal.com]

No proble, you're welcome to add me! I love new peeps. :)

The werewolf game is a lot of fun, although I have to say after playing it so many years, it doesn't quite have the same appeal anymore. But I'm the same as you - so many of my friends would automatically include same-sex couples, I sometimes forget there are actually a lot of people out there who wouldn't. And family (at least mine) is never a safe bet, so I was glad to see my cousin being so matter-of-factly.