Once again, ’tis the season to find the perfect gift for the LGBTQ+ parents and their kids in your life. Here are a few ideas that I think will help make your holiday shopping easy as trimming the tree.

If you’re looking for great ideas for babies and parents alike, Etsy seems to be the place to shop. For the baby of two moms, you can’t go wrong with one or all of these adorable onesies. The kid can announce If You Think My Mom’s Cute, You Should See My Other Mom! Why not shout that they’re being raised by two queens, complete with two stick figure mothers? (Personally, I think not offering this with two fathers is a huge missed opportunity!)

For any baby lucky enough to be raised by a couple of guys, Etsy has you covered. How about a shirt suggesting If Dad Says “No”, Ask Other Dad? Try the whimsical onesie asking, What?!! My Dad is Gay?!! Which One?

Also, from that online marketplace, you can find ornaments for the tree declaring Two Dads Are Better Than One (a sentiment I agree with 100%), and one featuring two moms and a kid that can be personalized to include individual names. For those who imbibe, you can pick up queer-themed wine and beer glasses that pay homage to Friends decorated with The One Where We Became Parents. They’re customizable to add the year of the kid’s birth. 

Other great choices for adults can be found at Pregnant Together, an “inclusive virtual community that ensures LGBTQ+ families, solo parents, and all birthing people receive the compassionate, identity-affirming care they deserve.” They offer a whole line of merch specifically for LGBTQ+ parents. I especially like the shirt that declares Queer Parents Are Badass. They also offer the shirt for trans and non-binary parents, which is refreshing.

Mudpuppy, which creates toys, puzzles, and games to engage the whole family, offers some LGBTQ+ inclusive storyboard books, including Love Under the Stars, which stars different animals expressing their love during the night, and They, He, She, introducing little ones to inclusive pronouns. There are also wooden tray puzzles like Love in the Wild, featuring two rainbow-maned male lions.

I’ve always been a huge advocate of giving books for gifts. All Our Love by Kari-Lynn Winters and Scot Ritchie is a little girl’s letter to the baby brother her dads are adopting. The fun Saturday is Pancake Day tells the story of a kid and a dad trying to get the other dad out of bed on a weekend morning. The Pirate Moms by Jodie Lancet-Grant shows that there is strength in having different from the norm parents. My Mommies Built a Treehouse by Gareth Peter offers a great lesson about parental support. Your first source for these and a plethora of other great titles for queer families should be The King’s English Bookshop, which has been a friend of our community since it opened its doors. If they don’t have it in stock, they’ll be happy to order it for you. Speaking of reading, a subscription to Gay Parent Magazine would be sweet!

Finally, let’s not forget that there are a ton of great organizations that can use your support. A donation in a family’s name to The Trevor Project, Encircle, Project Rainbow, and the Utah Pride Center would be awesome.

All of the above suggestions – and many more – are great ideas to give the LGBTQ+ parents and their kids this holiday season, but at the risk of being completely cliché, the very best gift you can give us is your unwavering love and support. Sounds pretty simple, right?

Happy Holidays, everyone.