Recent Blog Posts

  • Chosen Family: A Resiliency Strategy at El/La Para TransLatinas
    November is Transgender Awareness Month—November 13–19, 2019 has been recognized as Transgender Awareness Week—a time to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members of the community face. To mark this special time, Family Equality is spotlighting the work of El/La Para TransLatinas. November 15, 2019
  • The How-To of Domestic Agency Adoption for the LGBTQ+ Community
    “Hi,” the nervous voice on the phone says. “I am hoping that you are able to help my partner and me in our quest to adopt a baby that needs a caring family. We were a lesbian couple until a year ago when I transitioned. We have been married for two years. We are eager to adopt and quite honestly, are feeling overwhelmed!” November 6, 2019
  • Outspoken Voices Podcast
    47 | Adopted Queerspawn of Color
    Meet the Guests Kaley is a proud second generation genderqueer queerspawn from North Carolina. Raised in Charlotte, Kaley was brought to America by two loving November 5, 2019
  • Outside-the-Box: My Experience as an LGBTQ+ Surrogate
    LGBTQ+ family building is rarely linear. The LGBTQ+ community is a scrappy one, often coming up with outside-of-the-box solutions to systems that weren't created with us in mind. When it comes to growing our families, we get to make the playbook. November 1, 2019
  • 5 LGBTQ+ Authors to Celebrate With Your Family
    By Isabel Corp It is more important now than ever to see LGBTQ+ stories reflected in media; better representation means a safer, more inclusive world, November 1, 2019
  • Family Equality Sponsor Spotlight: CCRM Fertility
    Family Equality is thrilled to have the support of corporations who both serve our communities and elevate our work through their contributions to our organization. October 23, 2019
  • Cherie and Hideko Take Turns Carrying a Pregnancy
    Some LGBTQ+ parents take turns carrying a pregnancy as they grow their family. What’s that experience like when shared by partners? October 15, 2019
  • Nuestras Familias: Full of Complexities and Love
    To mark Latinx Heritage Month, we asked our community to share stories about how their Latinx identities intersect with their identity as an LGBTQ family. In this story, Nancy A. Angel-Hurtado of Somos Familias shares how her Mexican heritage has shaped her coming out experience—and how building her family has helped her heal. October 11, 2019
  • Why We Need to Talk About Mental Health and the LGBTQ+ Community
    An essential piece of the conversation around mental health is how queer identities—and the identities of other affinity groups such as people of color, people who are HIV+, people with disabilities, and more—impact and intersect with mental illness. October 10, 2019
  • Family Equality Tells Trans Fertility Stories with HuffPost’s IVFML Podcast
    One of our great gifts at Family Equality is the opportunities we get to partner creatively with genius storytellers. In 2018, we got an email from Anna Almendrala, who, at the time, was a writer for HuffPost. October 2, 2019
  • Talking Trans With Your Kids
    "What do you mean? Your DAD had a baby? That's impossible!" As a transgender parent, I know my kids get asked a lot of questions about their family. Most of these questions come from innocent curiosity, but occasionally malice sneaks in. October 2, 2019
  • Going from “Daddy” to “Mommy”: What Will I Tell My Kids?
    For those of us who are transgender, our relationship with self may be complicated. I became a parent long after I realized I was transgender and long after I had taken steps to transition physically. But for people who are already parents, grappling with a shifting identity—or decision to transition—may be doubly complicated. October 2, 2019