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SUMMARY:#LGBTQFamilies Day Concert
DESCRIPTION:Ready to celebrate #LGBTQFamiliesDay with a dance party?! So are we! Join Family Equality\, Mombian and Ants on a Log for a live concert and giveaway! Don’t forget to post photos of your family enjoying the music and mention #LGBTQFamiliesDay! Get in the dancing mood by checking out the music of Ants on a Log.\n\n\n \n\n\nAnts on a Log performs music for children and other childlike people\, songfully advocating for positivity\, social justice\, and silliness. In their off-stage lives\, Julie is a music therapist and Anya is an elementary science teacher. Their powers combined make for smart\, socially conscious folk\, with harmonies and rhythmic play that are a delight for children (and grown children!) of all ages.\n\nMombian is one of the longest-running LGBTQ parenting blogs. As a lifestyle site for lesbian moms and other LGBTQ parents\, it offers a mix of parenting\, politics\, diversions\, and resources\, including news about LGBTQ families\, reviews of LGBTQ-inclusive books and media for parents and children\, parenting tips\, and political and legal news and commentary with an eye towards their impact on LGBTQ families.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/lgbtqfamilies-day-concert/
CATEGORIES:Parents,The Neighborhood,Whole Family,Younger Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T130000
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SUMMARY:Story Hour with Brontez Purnell\, Michelle Tea\, & Lil Miss Hot Mess
DESCRIPTION:This will be one for the books! Family Equality has teamed up with Drag Queen Story Hour (@dragqueenstoryhour) to bring you an afternoon of stories! Join Brontez Purnell\, Michelle Tea and Lil’ Miss Hot Mess as they share their very own books!\n\nWant a sneak peek of our readers? Check out @brontezpurnell\, @lilmisshotmess\, and @michelleteaz to show them some love!\n\nAnd stay tuned during the event for the chance to win a giveaway item! \n\n\n \n\nBrontez Purnell is an Oakland-based poet\, musician\, and dancer and 2018 winner of the Whiting Award for Fiction. In addition to many other works that explore sexuality\, gender\, and race\, Brontez is the author of children’s book The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskette which was released in 2019.\n\nLil Miss Hot Mess is the author of the children’s book The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish\, Swish\, Swish\, which was released in May 2020 based on her song that she’s been singing at DQSH events across the country.  Known for her activism and high-concept performances\, she also helped lead the #MyNameIs campaign against Facebook’s so-called “real names” policy and has performed everywhere from San Francisco’s legendary worker-owned bar The Stud to Stanford University\, SF MOMA\, and Saturday Night Live.\n\nMichelle Tea is the author of over a dozen books for children and adults\, including the PEN Award-winning Against Memoir. They are the creator of cultural interventions such as Sister Spit\, Mutha Magazine\, and Drag Queen Story Hour.\n\nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/drag-queen-story-hour-with-michelle-tea-little-miss-hot-mess/
CATEGORIES:The Neighborhood,Whole Family,Younger Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200608T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200608T133000
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SUMMARY:#AtHome Activity: LGBTQ+ Terms in American Sign Language
DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning American Sign Language but don’t know where to start? Know ASL but don’t know any words that connect with your identity? Join Sam Pacifici as he teaches some LGBTQ related signs in this bite-sized workshop! \nTune in with the rest of the world for the premiere on Monday or visit our Neighborhood library throughout the week to learn on your own time.  \nhttps://youtu.be/smbzdKRTqy4
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/athome-activity-lgbtq-terms-in-american-sign-language/
CATEGORIES:Teens and Young Adults,The Neighborhood,Whole Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200611T203000
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SUMMARY:Ask the Experts: Trans Fertility
DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about how fertility is impacted by estrogen? Are you curious about whether it’s possible for you to have a biological child? Has fertility preservation ever crossed your mind? Join Family Equality and Project TRANS at The San Diego LGBT Community Center for this session focused on fertility and transgender women*! \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EXCLUSIVE PANEL AND Q&A!  \nOur panel of experts will give you a basic overview of fertility for trans women\, including information on HRT’s impacts on fertility\, whether fertility preservation is an option for you\, and what you can do if you’ve already started hormones. You’ll hear from Dr. Amanda Adeleye\, who is America’s leading researcher on trans women’s fertility. She’ll be joined by an expert on trans fertility preservation from California Cryobank. And our panel will be rounded out by a trans woman whose partner gave birth to her genetic child. You’ll get clear\, specific answers to your questions about your fertility\, and there will be lots of time for questions at the end! \n*Whether you’re a trans woman\, identify as transfeminine\, or are a non-binary person who was assigned male at birth\, this session is for you! \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/ask-the-experts-trans-fertility/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Drag Queen Story Time with the San Diego LGBTQ+ Community Center
DESCRIPTION:We are elated to collaborate with The Center in San Diego to bring you a fierce queen duo- Raquelita & Barbie Q! Grab and snack and put on your listening ears—it’s going to be a treat!\n\n\n \n\n\nRaquelita is a colorful and bright Latinx queen. She is very proud of her Mexican culture and wants to share her art to make the world a happier place. She loves glitter\, hamburgers and the color blue! She is a part of Queer Novela and their mission as drag artists is to make the world a better place through telling stories\, inspiring/empowering youth\, and giving representation to the Latinx LGBTQ+ community.\n\nBarbie Q (or Carne Asada in Spanish) is your reigning Curvy Latinx Barbie. She is saucy\, zesty\, sweet\, and loves the color pink. Barbie Q is here to represent and empower the curvy Barbies of the world! She is a part of Queer Novela and their mission as drag artists is to make the world a better place through telling stories\, inspiring/empowering youth and giving representation to the Latinx LGBTQ+ community.\n\nThe San Diego Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, and Transgender Community Center\, Inc.\, (The Center) is one of the largest and most vibrant LGBT community centers in the nation. Functioning as the San Diego LGBT community’s anchor organization\, The Center provides targeted programs and services to the full diversity of the San Diego LGBT community\, including men\, women\, youth\, seniors\, transgender and non-binary individuals\, families\, LGBT Latino community members and their families\, and those living with HIV.\n\n“Families @ The Center” is an inclusive family program at the San Diego LGBT Community Center. This program is designed to provide resources\, education\, support\, and opportunities for community building for LGBTQ+ families and those considering parenthood. Check out more about “Families @ the Center” here: https://thecentersd.org/programs/family-services/. 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/drag-queen-story-hour-with-the-san-diego-lgbtq-community-center/
CATEGORIES:The Neighborhood,Whole Family,Younger Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T193000
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor Sperm to Build Your Family
DESCRIPTION:Please join Family Equality and Only Human for this fun and educational event! You will learn everything you need to know about family-building with donor sperm\, including these topics:\n• Working with known and unknown sperm donors\n• Insemination at home and in a clinic\n• Fertility 101\n• Legal suggestions for protecting your future family\n  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \n\nThis event is free\, but registration is required. Many thanks to our friends at California Cryobank for their sponsorship and support of this national series.\n\nBONUS: All attendees will be entered into a raffle for a free vial of sperm\, courtesy of California Cryobank!\n\nAbout the panelists:\n\n\nScott Brown\, Vice President\, Strategic Alliances – California Cryobank by Generate Life Sciences\nDr. Lucky Sekhon\, MD – Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility specialist/OBGYN at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York and Mount Sinai Hospital. \nMichele Zavos\, J.D. \n\nScott Brown—Vice President\, Strategic Alliances – California Cryobank by Generate Life Sciences—has spent 15 years helping grow and protect LGBTQ+ families via Cryobank’s donor sperm\, egg\, and newborn stem cell programs. Speaking to intended parents all over the country at approximately 20 family formation events per year\, as well as educating physician offices and speaking in the media about donor conception (Dr. Phil\, CNN\, The Doctors)\, Scott is a passionate advocate and ally for family equality. Scott’s family is also very involved in supporting the LGBTQ+ community\, regulatory attending Family Week in Provincetown and other local events. \n\n\nDr. Lucky Sekhon\, MD  is a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility specialist/OBGYN at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York and Mount Sinai Hospital.\n\nMichele Zavos is a solo practitioner in the Washington metropolitan area. She was formerly a partner at Delaney McKinney LLP\, which practiced family law in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Michele was selected a top adoption attorney and one of the top 25 divorce lawyers by Bethesda Magazine. She was also named a top estate planning professional by the Washingtonian Magazine. Michele has been a pioneer for over 30 years in creating legal protections for LGBT headed families and families headed by unmarried opposite-sex couples. She was named Family Law Practitioner of the Year by the Bar Association of Montgomery County in 2013. Michele has given presentations on adoption\, estate\, and same-sex family issues to all kinds of audiences\, both national and local. She has also written extensively on LGBT family law\, sexual orientation and the law\, and AIDS and the law. Her Firm won the case of Port v. Cowan\, which conclusively established that Maryland must recognize marriages between same-sex couples validly entered into in another jurisdiction\, predating Maryland’s establishment of marriage equality by popular vote. She also initiated the law in the District of Columbia that allowed same-sex couples who were married in the District to divorce in the District if both members of the couple lived in a jurisdiction where they cannot divorce\, and a law establishing jurisdiction for an adoption to be based solely on the birth of a child in the District. Michele has taught as an adjunct professor for the Women’s Studies Program at the George Washington University and the Washington College of Law at American University. American University named her Outstanding Adjunct Professor in 1999. She has won many awards from LGBT organizations for her longstanding service to the LGBT community\, including being the recipient of Capital Pride’s Director’s Award for Family\, Community Pioneers Award\, Woman’s Monthly Community Service Award\, Whitman-Walker Lesbian Services Program Community Service Award\, the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club Jerome Heilman Community Service Award\, the Wanda’s Warriors Award\, Tagg Magazine Enterprising Women\, and a DC Center award for political activism in the Washington metropolitan area. She was recently named Best Lawyer in Gay DC by the Washington Blade. Michele served on the District of Columbia Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for more than 8 years by appointment of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.  Michele is a selected member of the National Family Law Advisory Council for the National Center for Lesbian Rights and served on the Board of Directors of Rainbow Families DC. Based on her expertise in adoption and assisted reproductive technology matters\, Michele served as an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys from 2005 to 2015 and an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology  Attorneys from 2010 to 2015. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton named her an “Angel in Adoption” in 2009.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/family-planning-with-donor-sperm/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Only Human Story Hour: Nina West Edition
DESCRIPTION:RuPaul’s drag race superstar Nina West is coming to a screen near you! Family Equality and Only Human have teamed up with Nina to bring you an hour of singing\, dancing\, and stories! Don’t forget to tune in for this exclusive storytime.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/only-human-story-hour-nina-west-edition/
CATEGORIES:The Neighborhood,Whole Family,Younger Kids
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SUMMARY:PREMIERE: 30-Minute Yoga for the Whole Family
DESCRIPTION:Take some time out of your day to relax and restore! Join Yoga Nidra expert Meg Veitenheimer as she guides folks through a gentle flow with restorative postures. What better way to stay grounded mid-week?\n\nTune in here at the premiere time of this event or check back in on our Neighborhood library to watch anytime!\n\n\n \n\n\nMeg Veitenheimer is an internationally trained Yoga Nidra expert and Restorative specialist living in Minnesota who id internationally trained. Her priority as a teacher is empowering practitioners to connect with their internal knowing through the practice of presence. Meg uses the tools of guided movement\, Yoga Nidra\, and meditation to provide intuitive and grounding classes. In a day and age where stress-related illness is prevalent\, Meg is confident in the healing capabilities of these incredibly simple yet profound practices. Take a deeper look at Meg’s work\, here: https://linktr.ee/megelaine including “Reflect and Rewire” her newly released Yoga Nidra album to explore the subconscious. \n\nMeg recently recorded a Yoga Nidra album to explore the subconscious. 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/premiere-30-minute-yoga-for-the-whole-family/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood,Whole Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T153000
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SUMMARY:Safe Storytelling for Advocacy: A #ByTeen4Teen Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join the workshop by teens\, for teens on safe story-telling for advocacy! Learn how to share your truth to advocate and create change! To ensure this is a safe space for all participants\, the workshop will not be recorded and will remain confidential. \nJoin Amina\, Selma\, Alan\, and Weston as they launch our by teen for teen advocacy workshops at the Family Equality Neighborhood Hub. \nTo register\, fill out the form below: \nOops! We could not locate your form.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/safe-storytelling-for-advocacy-a-byteen4teen-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Teens and Young Adults,The Neighborhood
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200625T193000
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Paths to Parenthood: Adoptive Parents Panel
DESCRIPTION:Has the COVID-19 pandemic made you think more about your impact on the world? If that impact includes becoming a foster or adoptive parent\, join Family Equality for our panel featuring LGBTQ+ parents sharing their experiences! You’ll hear from a mom in the South who has fostered over ten amazing kids\, a transgender mom who has both fostered and adopted children\, and more. \nThis session will be the second of three in our adoption series. The first session featured experts sharing information on fostering through the public system\, adopting through a private agency\, and managing your sanity throughout the process. The final session will be comprised of youth with experience in foster care\, foster alums\, and adult adoptees who were raised by LGBTQ+ parents. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the North American Council on Adoptable Children and Only Human. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT. 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/lgbtq-paths-to-parenthood-adoptive-parents-panel/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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