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SUMMARY:Families Formed Through Adoption Peer Support Space
DESCRIPTION:If you’re a parent or caregiver who has formed your family through adoption and/or foster care\, this group is for you! We welcome all paths & experiences. \nThis group is a space for parents & caregivers to connect with others\, build community and engage in conversation. Feel empowered to bring your frustrations\, your joys\, and your tools for coping- the group is meant to be whatever participants need it to be! This group is also open to prospective parents and those in the process of forming their families through foster & adoption. \nThis group is facilitated by Kim Simes and Matthew Ramsey\, Family Equality staff with extensive experience with adoption. \n  \nTo RSVP for this event and receive log-in information\, fill out the form below: \nOops! We could not locate your form.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/families-formed-through-adoption-peer-support-space/2021-05-04/
CATEGORIES:Adoption,Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:QPOC and Partners Peer Support Space
DESCRIPTION:This space is intended to be a facilitated peer support space for LGBTQ+ parents of color and their partners. Attendees will have an opportunity to share ideas for supporting themselves and their families during this difficult time. The session will also be a space to share frustrations\, victories\, or simply connect with other POC parents. \nRSVP TO RECEIVE LOG-IN INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT\nOops! We could not locate your form. \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/qpoc-and-partners-peer-support-space/2021-05-12/
CATEGORIES:Parents,QPOC,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Peer Support Space for Non-Bio & Non-Gestational Parents
DESCRIPTION:This peer support space is a place for parents who are the non-biological and non-gestational parent to their kiddo(s). This space is meant for folks to connect\, build community and engage in conversation with peers. Feel empowered to bring your frustrations\, your joys\, your tools for coping\, etc – this group is meant to be whatever participants need it to be! \nThis group may alternate facilitators\, both of whom are Family Equality staff and identify as non-bio\, non-gestational parents. \nTo register for this meetup and receive a log-in link\, fill out the form below:  \nOops! We could not locate your form. \nThis group is for people for non-bio & non-gestational parents whose family was formed through trying to conceive. If you are a parent whose family was formed through adoption and/or foster-to-adopt\, check out this group.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/peer-support-space-for-non-bio-non-gestational-parents-6/2021-05-13/
CATEGORIES:Nonbio,Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Community Conversation: Supporting Your Trans Children
DESCRIPTION:This 90-minute virtual session is for parents and caregivers with transgender and nonbinary children. Writer and advocate Amber Leventry will guide attendees through strategies for supporting their children while finding ways to educate and support themselves. Mx. Leventry will also provide a basic overview of gender identity\, pronouns\, what it means to transition\, and how to be an ally. The session will also be a space for questions and conversation. Join us to connect with other parents like you! \nAmber Leventry is a queer\, nonbinary writer\, and advocate. They live in Vermont with their three children\, one of who\, is transgender. Their writing appears on The Next Family\, Sammiches & Psych Meds\, Babble\, Ravishly\, Longreads\, and The Washington Post. They are a staff writer for Scary Mommy and Little Things. Follow them on Twitter and Instagram @amberleventry \nOur Community Conversation sessions are interactive and a space for folks to come and listen but also engage and share their experience with the session’s topic. We hope you’ll join us! \nOops! We could not locate your form.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/community-conversation-supporting-your-trans-children/
CATEGORIES:Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor Sperm to Expand Your Family (Northeast)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Family Equality on May 25 at 7pm ET for this fun and educational event! You will learn everything you need to know about expanding your family with donor sperm from a panel of distinguished experts\, including: \n\nScott Brown\, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at California Cryobank by Generate Life Sciences\nDr. Allison Bloom\, Reproductive Endocrinologist with Main Line Fertility\nRebecca Levin Nayak\, JD \, Partner at Jerner Law Group\n\nWe will discuss:\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 \nClick here to register for this event.  \nBONUS: All attendees will be entered into a raffle for a free vial of sperm\, courtesy of California Cryobank! \nMany thanks to California Cryobank\, who generously sponsor this series. \nNeed an ASL interpreter? No problem! Please email us to request one.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/lgbtq-paths-to-pregnancy-using-donor-sperm-to-build-your-family-northeast/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood,TTC
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