It's a duty for all parents and caregivers to affirm, support, and lift up LGBTQIA+ kids and families. Here are tools, articles, tips, and real-life stories to help you take action and create a more inclusive community for all children. 

A life of leisure was once the aspiration of the upper class. But now, bragging about busyness is how people indicate their status. Could a pandemic change the way busyness is glorified?

Ohio's criminal justice system mishandled 15-year-old Alexis Martin’s case and now the sex trafficking victim championed by Kim Kardashian is living with the consequences.

Thirty years ago, the biggest celebrities on earth opened a chain restaurant. For a few years, it was the hottest ticket in town. Then it went bankrupt. Twice. The brains behind this pop-culture phenomenon explain how it happened.

Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the "Fun Home." It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her father was also gay. A few weeks after this revelation, he was dead, leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve. [One of my all-time favorite books that I try to read at least once a year.]

In January 2002, the United States sent a group of Muslim men they suspected of terrorism to a prison in Guantánamo Bay. They were the first of roughly 780 prisoners who would be held there—and 40 inmates still remain. Eighteen years later, very few of them have been ever charged with a crime. In Guantánamo Voices, journalist Sarah Mirk and her team of diverse, talented graphic novel artists tell the stories of ten people whose lives have been shaped and affected by the prison, including former prisoners, lawyers, social workers, and service members. This collection of illustrated interviews explores the history of Guantánamo and the world post-9/11, presenting this complicated partisan issue through a new lens. [This book is as horrifying as it is fascinating - I highly recommend it for someone unfamiliar with the history of Guantánamo Bay, like myself.]

In a collection of essays and personal mini-comics that span eight years of her young adult life, author-illustrator Noelle Stevenson charts the highs and lows of being a creative human in the world. Whether it’s hearing the wrong name called at her art school graduation ceremony or becoming a National Book Award finalist for her debut graphic novel, Nimona, Noelle captures the little and big moments that make up a real life, with a wit, wisdom, and vulnerability that are all her own.

Hot off his surprise-hit reimagining of The Flintstones, writer Mark Russell joins artist Mike Feehan to unleash the fire and fury of his sharp-witted political satire in Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles--a powerful look at what it means to be an American, no matter who or what you are.

As Snagglepuss prepares for his next hit play, there's already a target on his back. The Red Scare is in full effect, and the House Un-American Activities Committee is hunting down every last subversive in show business. So far, Snagglepuss has stayed out of their spotlight. One by one, his best friends are being blackballed, from legends like Lillian Hellman and Dorothy Parker to his fellow Southern gentleman Huckleberry Hound. Can Snagglepuss' reputation survive the rampage of the right wing long enough for him to stage his next masterpiece? [I had to no idea what to expect from this book and it blew my mind - such an incredible piece of work and now one of my all-time favorites.]

Bustle reached out to 21 LGBTQ+ authors to ask them about the books they wish they’d read as teenagers - the books that could have helped them, been there for them when they were figuring out who they were, showed them how to navigate the world as themselves.

These headphones are expensive and I swore that I would never be an expensive headphones guy but HOLY SHIT. I think I snagged the last model of these on Prime Day last year and now I cannot live without them - they are my must have for flights and the office. This is the newest model which has actually improved! Trust me, you need these.

Here's my roundup of things I am buying, bought, wish I could buy, and/or have recommended in the past.

The New York Time’s Ethicist columnist on why asking about vaccine status isn’t a question of etiquette but of public health.

The price for Ubers, scooters and Airbnb rentals is going up as tech companies aim for profitability.

It me. I'm Collin. Shockingly, I hate talking about myself but here are the CliffsNotes. 32, Texan turned cruise ship character turned Texan turned Chicagoan turned Texan. Event designer and planner. Interior designer and stylist. Corporate badass. Spotify playlist-makin' fiend. Partner and double dog dad. Cursed with an aggressive gluten intolerance but also a passion for bread and no f*cks to give. Why a newsletter? It gives me a creative outlet with a deadline and my therapist says these things are important. Plus, I love to read, shop, share, and most importantly spend time on the internet. I don't sleep.