Family Equality

Family Week Day 4!🏴‍☠️

Last Wednesday, our families roamed from shorelines to cemeteries, searching for gold on the Mayflower Trolley Treasure Hunt! We also hosted our Littles Gathering at Provincetown Town Hall, our Dads Gathering by the pool, and finally, our Q***r Leaders & Parenting Panel at Crown & Anchor! Whether you were scouring for treasure or simply finding community with other LGBTQ+ families, thank you for joining us!💛✨

Family Week Day 3!☀️

This time last week, we were on the shores of Herring Cove, soaking up the sun at our annual Beach Bash!😎 Folks also stopped by our Multiracial Families Affinity Space, attended our Single Parents Gathering at Crown & Anchor, and relaxed with some family yoga at Bas Relief Park. More highlights to come!✨

Considering starting or expanding your family through pregnancy? Congratulations! We know that making a decision like this one can come with more questions than answers — which is why we’re thrilled to provide a FREE educational webinar on Tuesday, August 27 at 4pm PT/7pm ET with leading LGBTQ+ family-building experts AND the opportunity to win a $2,195 voucher for fertility and cryopreservation services at California Cryobank! Registration is free but required, so be sure to sign up today!

LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor S***m to Build Your Family - Family Equality We’re thrilled to provide a FREE educational webinar with leading LGBTQ+ family-building experts AND the opportunity to win a $2,195 voucher for fertility and cryopreservation services at California Cryobank

This week at Family Equality:
Our biweekly Trying To Conceive(TTC)/Fertility Support Group is this Wednesday, August 7 at 4pm PT/7pm ET!
Join us!
Esta semana:
Nuestro Trying To Conceive (TTC)/Fertility Support Group es este Miercoles, Agosto 7 a las 4pm PT/7pm ET!

Biweekly Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space - Family Equality Q***r Parents To Be is a biweekly peer-run support space supported by the LGBTQ+ Perinatal Wellness Center for anyone under the LGBTQ+ rainbow who are working to create children to grow their families.

This summer, we've had the pleasure of welcoming four new amazing experts and advocates to our Board of Directors. Join us in extending a warm Family Equality welcome to Scott, Rahsaan, Debbie, and Stephen! We're so happy you're here! 👏

Family Equality Welcomes New Additions to Our Board of Directors - Family Equality Join us in welcoming Scott Ammarrell, Rahsaan DeLain, Debbie Rice, and Stephen Switzer to our fabulous Board of Directors!

"The reason I came back to the show was to start conversations with other people’s families." We 🧡 you, Heather Dubrow! RHOC fans, don't forget to purchase GEMS Sparkling Wine for all your watch party needs!

Heather Dubrow doesn't take a minute of her time on ‘Real Housewives Of Orange County’ for granted: "It's a unusual, unique opportunity” Reality TV is a kinder place when Heather Dubrow is an orange holder.

Great news for Massachusetts families! ❤ As our team hosts the 30th annual Family Week right here in Provincetown, MA, we couldn't be more thrilled to celebrate this hard-earned victory. Thank you to the MA legislators and the many advocates who made this win possible!

🎉🎉🎉 The legislature voted to protect all children and families by enacting the Massachusetts Parentage Act! The bill is now on it's way to the Governor to be signed into law.

Family Week Day 2✅

At last, we’re diving into our Family Week activities! Yesterday, folks attended the Family Equity Justice Project: Representation Matters panel (led by our very own Luce Remy and Lee Means), enjoyed Drag Storytime with the incomparable Tara Hoot (), and rounded off the day by building new relationships at the BIPOC Affinity Group. Thank you all for joining us!🩵✨

BREAKING: The Senate just passed the Act following the House's passage last month!

MA familes, we're not done yet. Thank your Senator and Rep for their votes and encourage legislators to fully enact the bill and send it to the Governor’s desk this session with this tool from Massachusetts Parentage Act Coalition: https://bit.ly/mpa-action

🌈 We’re thrilled to see new and returning faces at our 30th Anniversary of Family Week! What a joy it was to capture photos of some of our beautiful families — we can’t wait for you all to enjoy the rest of the week☀️ More fabulous highlights to come!

It’s finally here — welcome to Family Week!😎🌊✨ Sunday went swimmingly — registration, reunions, and reminiscing over Family Weeks past. Thank you for helping us kick off the festivities at our pool party and joining us in the evening for our very first official opening ceremony. Our 30th Anniversary of Family Week in Provincetown will be one for the books!

✨ This just in! ✨ Join us for a dazzling LA Impact this September as we honor the award-winning creative and change-making duo, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita! Whether they’re supporting the LGBTQ+ community in advocacy, sharing their experiences as gay fathers, or spotlighting LGBTQ+ narratives on the stage and screen, their visibility, pride, and passion help LGBTQ+ families across the country glitter and be unapologetically themselves. Grab your tickets now before they sell out!

🎟: https://thelaimpact.com/

This week at Family Equality:
Our biweekly Trying To Conceive(TTC)/Fertility Support Group is this Wednesday, July 24 at 4pm PT/7pm ET!
Join us!
Esta semana:
Nuestro Trying To Conceive (TTC)/Fertility Support Group es este Miercoles, Julio 24 a las 4pm PT/7pm ET!

Biweekly Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space - Family Equality Q***r Parents To Be is a biweekly peer-run support space supported by the LGBTQ+ Perinatal Wellness Center for anyone under the LGBTQ+ rainbow who are working to create children to grow their families.

In 1994, the first-ever Family Week was held in Massachusetts. Thirty years later, it has grown into the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ families in the world — and each year is more exciting, vibrant, and joyful than the last! We are so honored that this event plays such a huge role in so many of your stories. We can’t wait to see all of you in Provincetown at the end of the month!❤️🌈

Don’t forget to register (it’s free)! Come celebrate 30 years of Family Week with us. Click the link below for more details!

https://www.ptownfamilyweek.com/register

https://youtu.be/lJHDXTe4beE

Celebrating 30 Years of Family Week ABOUT FAMILY EQUALITY Family Equality advances legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community,...

🌈 LGBTQ+ Youth: Make Your Voice Heard! Are you 13+ and attended a US middle or high school during the 23-24 school year? Join us in shaping safer, more affirming schools. Take GLSENs National School Climate Survey!

Take the survey here: https://glsen.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1WShAnEr2TwPyGq?Q_lang=en-en

This week at Family Equality:
Our biweekly Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Non-conforming Parents Support Group is this Wednesday, July 19 at 4pm PT/7pm ET!
Join us!
Esta semana:
Nuestra Padres Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming grupo de apoyo es este Miercoles, Julio 19 a las 4pm PT/7pm ET! Acompañanos!

Biweekly Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup - Family Equality This peer support space is a place for any and all parents & caregivers who identify as transgender, non -binary, gender nonconforming or anywhere on the genderq***r spectrum.

Today is International Nonbinary People's Day and the very last day of Nonbinary Awareness Week! We still have plenty of work to do to make sure nonbinary people are treated equally in the United States — but we have been able to ensure certain protections for nonbinary people in schools. Here are a few things you should know!

Family Equality vehemently condemns the recent House resolution to reverse the Biden Administration’s Title IX protections for LGBTQI+ students and families. Though it is unlikely that this resolution will be affirmed in the Senate, this vote is a direct attack on the dignity and rights of LGBTQ+ students across the nation. To oppose these rules is to oppose the very notion that all families have the right to be free from bullying, discrimination, and harassment.

Family Equality Condemns House Resolution to Reverse Title IX Protections for LBGTQI+ Students and Families - Family Equality The House's opposition is a direct attack on the dignity and rights of LGBTQI+ students across the nation.

This week at Family Equality:
Our biweekly Trying To Conceive(TTC)/Fertility Support Group is this Wednesday, July 10 at 4pm PT/7pm ET!
Join us!
Esta semana:
Nuestro Trying To Conceive (TTC)/Fertility Support Group es este Miercoles, Julio 10 a las 4pm PT/7pm ET!

Biweekly Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space - Family Equality Q***r Parents To Be is a biweekly peer-run support space supported by the LGBTQ+ Perinatal Wellness Center for anyone under the LGBTQ+ rainbow who are working to create children to grow their families.

Shoutout to Boston Harbor City Cruises for always ensuring our families make it safely to Provincetown!🌈 This year, they’re generously offering a discount for folks traveling across Cape Cod for Family Week. Be sure to sign up for email alerts from Family Equality to receive the discount code! Thank you, Boston Harbor City Cruises, for supporting us and our families!⛴️❤️

Make your reservations here: https://www.cityexperiences.com/boston/city-cruises/provincetown-ferry/

This weekend, Benjamin Greennagel, Family Equality’s Social Media Fellow, attended the Met’s community reception celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride — and saw a few familiar faces! It was wonderful to catch up with Kelley Robinson and José Rolón (NYC Gay Dad) while enjoying stunning views of Central Park. Inspiring leaders including Brad Hoylman-Seagal, Keith Powers, and Norah Yahya spoke at the event, commemorating and celebrating the progress we’ve made as a community. Happy Pride, NYC!❤️

Family Equality staff spotted in Washington, DC!👀 Last week, Zac Walker, Director of Strategic Events and Engagement, attended the White House Pride Month celebration with his partner, Rob. Hundreds of people from all over the country came together on the South Lawn to celebrate love and equality.🌈 Thank you to The White House and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden for hosting such a memorable, joyful event!

Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced the reintroduction of the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act — a bill that seeks to end discrimination against LGBTQ+, Two Spirit (LGBTQ+2S) and religious minority children and families in child welfare.

By prohibiting discrimination, this bill takes a vital step towards ensuring our child welfare system meets the needs of all youth in care and ensures that any qualified individual can open their home and form their family through foster care without facing undue discrimination.

For more resources and to read our full press release, click the link below!

https://familyequality.org/press-releases/family-equality-applauds-reintroduction-of-john-lewis-every-child-deserves-a-family-act/

🩺 Questions to ask at your first fertility clinic visit!

✨How long will it take from when we are diagnosed to when we can begin treatment?
✨What testing will my partner and I have to go through prior to fertility treatment?
✨What surgical procedures might you recommend for my partner and/or me?
✨Do you suggest I consider elective single embryo transfer? ✨How will you help me to not conceive high order multiples?

The goal of your first fertility clinic visit is to gather information and forge a relationship of healthy communication. What are some other helpful questions to ask?

President Biden’s move to pardon LGBTQ service members who were wrongly convicted under the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is an incredible act of solidarity and justice on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. It is an important reminder that LGBTQ+ history has always been interwoven with the fabric of our nation.

Everyone deserves to love openly and exist freely as their most authentic selves. Thank you President Biden for making this historic decision in the movement toward justice.

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Pardon of LGBTQI+ Service Members Wrongly Convicted | The White House Today, I am righting an historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves. Our Nation’s service members stand on the frontlines of freedom, and risk their lives in order to defend our country. Despite their courage an...

Today, June 26 marks the 9th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court legalizing marriage equality in the Obergefell v Hodges decision. The court ruled that same-sex marriages must be recognized across the nation, ensuring q***r couples have the same rights as heterosexual couples. Since then, there have been at least 210,000 new q***r marriages and the number continues to grow! Lead plaintiff and Family Equality board member Jim Obergefell reflects back on his statement and ensures that he will continue to fight for marriage equality so our families can experience the q***r joy. Happy Marriage Equality Day!