Share your story with members of Congress

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Email*

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Please provide your address so we can identify your members of Congress:*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

How do you identify? (Check all that apply.)

LGBTQ+2S
Ally to the LGBTQ+ community
Current or former youth who experienced foster care
A religious minority such as Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, etc.
Not religious
Other

Tell us about yourself and/or your family.

Tell us about challenges you and/or your family have faced, including, if applicable, whether you have experienced discrimination in foster care or adoption.

Include links to blog posts or news articles about your family if applicable.

Tell us about solutions to those challenges, including, if applicable, any foster care and adoption resilience stories.

Include links to blog posts or news articles about your family if applicable.

I oppose discrimination in foster care and adoption based on religion, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity—and urge Congress to pass the Every Child Deserves a Family Act—because:*

For sample talking points, click here: https://everychilddeservesafamily.com/campaign-facts.

Do you wish your story to be submitted without your name attached to it? We will include anonymous initials (not yours) and your city and state with your story.

Yes, please submit my story anonymously.

If you are willing to, please share a photo of you or your family. This helps your member of Congress get to know you better and connect with your story.

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We also invite you to review the attached Strategic Sharing guide when considering what to share from your personal experience. You can find that here: https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Strategic_sharing.pdf. Please remember that your story may be shared with your member of Congress, become part of a public Congressional record, or be released publicly by a member of Congress.

I agree to share my story with Family Equality and to be contacted via phone or email about my story. I further agree that Family Equality can share my story and picture(s), or excerpts of my story, with my federal, state, and local elected officials and provide them with my name and address demonstrating that I am their constituent.*

Yes, I consent.

I consent to Family Equality using my story, or excerpts of my story, and my picture(s) in print and/or digital campaign materials designed and owned by Family Equality or their designees.*

Yes, I agree.
No, please do not use my story on campaign materials.

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Please check any/all of the following that are of interest to you:

I would be interested in testifying in person with my elected officials.
I am interested in speaking with the media about my story.
I would like to be informed about future advocacy opportunities.

Share Your Story with Congress