Recent Blog Posts: Uncategorized

  • Illustrations of mittens, hot cocoa, and a sweater with snow falling.
    “Home for the Holidays:” Navigating Queer Nostalgia
    As many of us navigate the highs and lows of the holiday season, Director of Family Formation, Jess Venable-Novak, explores the complex and often contradicting emotions this time of year brings to them.
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    Family Equality Recognizes Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021
    Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is an important time to honor the memory of the lives that have been taken by anti-transgender violence throughout the years.
  • LGBTQ+ family on bed together
    LGBTQI+ Families Need Paid Family Leave Too
    Everyone’s talking about paid family leave—from Pete Buttigieg to Meghan Markle—so let's talk about why paid family leave is SO important for our families.
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    Pronouns Day: The Journey to Discovering Pride + Joy in my Pronouns
    This International Pronouns Day, Jess Venable-Novak shares their experience as a nonbinary parent and how they've found pride + joy in their pronouns.
  • What Pride Means to Me: Reflections from Weston Charles-Gallo on National Coming Out Day
    Outspoken LGBTQ+ advocate and friend of Family Equality, Weston Charles-Gallo, shares what pride looks like for him.
  • Strata logo with text that says, "Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Partners."
    Meet Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Partners
    Megan and Karyn are working side by side with us on the next steps of this DEI & B journey, and we’re thrilled to introduce them to our families!
  • Photo of Ashe McGovern with text that says, "Meet Ashe: Family Equality is thrilled to welcome our new Director of Policy for Family Equity and Justice & State Policy Counsel to the team!
    Meet Our Director of Policy for Family Equity and Justice & Senior Policy Counsel
    We are pleased to introduce our families to a new member of the Policy Team: Ashe McGovern!
  • Text that says "Meet Sa'Metria: We're thrilled to introduce you to the new State Policy Counsel!" with a photo of Sa'Metria and a hand waving
    Meet Our New State Policy Counsel: Sa’Metria Jones
    We are pleased to introduce our families to a new member of the Policy Team: Sa'Metria Jones!
  • Illustration of a dollar sign with an arrow around it
    #BuildBackBetter: Why LGBTQ+ Families Need Refundable Tax Credits
    #BuildBackBetter legislation can support LGBTQ+ families by extending three refundable tax credits Take action to pass this legislation today!
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    #BuildBackBetter: Why LGBTQ+ Families Need Paid Family and Medical Leave
    #BuildBackBetter legislation can support LGBTQ+ families by providing inclusive paid family and medical leave. Take action to pass this legislation today!
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    #BuildBackBetter: Why LGBTQ+ Families Need Accessible Child Care & Early Education
    With #BuildBackBetter legislation, LGBTQ+ families can access affordable, high-quality child care and early education.
  • Book cover alongside text that says "Reading the Rainbow: Mighty Mae Won't Cry Today"
    Reading the Rainbow: Mighty May Won’t Cry Today by Kendra and Claire-Voe Ocampo
    This month's book feature is: Mighty May Won't Cry Today written by Claire-Voe OCampo and illustrated by Erica De Chavez.