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SUMMARY:WORLD PREMIERE: Get Ready with Willam Belli | Full-Face Drag Makeup Tutorial for Kids
DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder how RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar and Youtube extraordinaire Willam Belli gets ready? Join for the WORLD PREMIERE of this drag makeup tutorial! \nhttps://youtu.be/7YdcxFN6-KI \n 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/world-premiere-get-ready-with-willam-belli-full-face-drag-makeup-tutorial-for-kids/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Teens and Young Adults,The Neighborhood,Whole Family,Younger Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T123000
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 and Our Families: A Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Family Equality’s LGBTQ+ policy experts have been hard at work fighting to ensure that our families are included in all COVID-19 emergency response legislation—and now\, they want to hear from you! \nHow has COVID-19 impacted your family? Do you feel you have faced discrimination or anti-LGBTQ responses when seeking services? What do you need from your local\, state\, and federal government? And how can we advocate for you in the coming weeks and months?  \nYour experiences will shape our priorities as we continue this fight for full lived and legal LGBTQ+ equality. In this townhall\, we will also give you an update on what we’re doing to protect families like yours and answer questions you might have about legislation that impacts your families. This is a great opportunity to direct our work and share your story with this community! We hope to see you there. \nOops! We could not locate your form. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/covid-19-and-our-families-a-town-hall/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:BiWeekly Trans\, Non-binary\, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup
DESCRIPTION: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 genderqueer spectrum. 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! \nWe are delighted to announce that this week’s transgender\, non-binary\, and gender non-conforming parents meet-up will have a special guest! Aydian Dowling is an activist\, Youtube vlogger\, entrepreneur\, and transgender dad. Aydian was not only the first trans person on the cover of Men’s Health magazine but also the first trans person on the cover of an international LGBT magazine. As a motivational speaker\, Aydian uses his platform to shine a light on the struggles and joys of the transgender community. Most recently\, Aydian’s journey has included parenting a young toddler and we can’t wait to discuss the struggles and joys of queer parenting with him! \nJess Venable-Novak is on staff at Family Equality and will be the group’s facilitator. They are a young\, non-binary step-parent living in rural Vermont. Jess is looking forward to holding space for parents & caregivers like them to find each other and connect. \n*Please note: This event is for trans\, non-binary\, and gender non-conforming folks only. \nRSVP TO RECEIVE LOG-IN INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT\nOops! We could not locate your form.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-2020-04-29/
CATEGORIES:Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Wellness Wednesday: Guided Meditation and Healing
DESCRIPTION:At a time when so many of us are facing the unknown\, many of us are struggling with being in one space day to day. But meditation and breathwork can provide some respite! \nWork with meditation expert\, Minita Gandhi\, founder of Minita Studio\, to learn tools that you can use every day to create more calm in your life. Meditation and breathwork can reduce anxiety\, increase respiratory function\, cure insomnia\, and most of all give you peace of mind. Whether it’s your first time meditating or if you already have a healthy practice\, join Minita as she guides you through various meditation styles and shares her self-care practices for this time of sheltering at home. \nREGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE.  \nNote: wear something comfortable and have something to write with on hand! \nMinita Gandhi is an intuitive healer and energy worker\, 250- RYT yoga therapist\, Reiki-I certified practitioner\, and manifestation coach. Born in Mumbai\, India\, and raised under the principles of Jainism and Ayurveda\, Minita has been a life-long vegetarian practicing the laws of ahimsa (non-violence). She has been healing with energy and her hands since childhood and teaching manifestation principles and meditation for over 20+ years. She is a life-long student of yoga and certified under David Adams in the Hatha tradition of Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. Minita is a strong believer in making healing and peace of mind accessible to everyone. \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/wellness-wednesday-guided-meditation-and-healing/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Practical Parenting: Potty Learning in a Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to be done with diapers and pull-ons gently and without bribes? Would you like potty learning to be a bonding experience and not a fight? Is it impossible to change your moving baby’s diaper? \nFor families with little or zero potty experience or families of kids having challenges with potty learning at any age\, this is your chance to learn a shame-free\, evidence-based method for transitioning from diapers to the potty! Potty learning can be all about teaching simple hygiene skills and spending connected quality time together. This workshop will include time to learn and ask questions about your family’s specific situation. All this at-home togetherness makes potty learning easier\, so now’s the time! \nTO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP\, CLICK HERE.  \nMoorea Malatt is a queer mom and teacher\, lactation counselor and gentle sleep consultant with 25 years of experience in toddler and infant care. As a parent consultant who runs Savvy Parenting Support\, Moorea has been coaching families to become Potty Savvy privately and in sold-out workshops for years and is thrilled to be offering this free session to Family Equality’s community!
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/practical-parenting-potty-learning-in-a-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Gay Dad Virtual Hangout: Connect and Learn New #LifeHacks
DESCRIPTION:Connect with other gay\, bi and trans dads from across the nation at our first Gay Dad Virtual Hangout\, co-hosted with Gays with Kids. \nMeet some of our most popular influencers\, who will each share a #LifeHack that we hope will make #SocialDistancing a bit less crazy for you and your family. \nIMPORTANT: This Zoom call requires a link and password\, which we will email you on Thursday 1-2 hours prior to the event start time. \nClick here to register for this event.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/gay-dad-virtual-hangout-connect-and-learn-new-lifehacks/
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SUMMARY:Managing Up: Working with Your Lawmaker to Access COVID-19 Benefits
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register for this event.  \nAre you having trouble receiving your unemployment compensation\, small business loan\, or other COVID-19 response service or benefit? Do you need help with ensuring your immigration application is being processed? Do you need food or housing assistance and don’t know where to turn? \nJoin our session with Family Equality’s Julie Kruse\, and Caleigh Gumbiner\, Constituent Advocate for Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02) to learn how to reach out to your Congressperson’s constituent services staff\, what to ask\, and what kind of assistance they can offer\, through expediting federal benefits and applications to connecting you with local services.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/managing-up-working-with-your-lawmaker-to-access-covid-19-benefits/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:EXCLUSIVE! An Evening with Andrew Solomon
DESCRIPTION:New York Times’ bestselling author Andrew Solomon joins Family Equality for an exclusive reading of his new book and a question and answer session to follow. This event requires registration as capacity is limited. \nAndrew Solomon is a gay dad whose unique parenting journey (featuring four children and six parents) has been heard on The Moth Radio Hour and in essays published by many outlets around the globe. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Far from the Tree: Parents\, Children\, and the Search for Identity (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and many other awards) and The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression\, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of fourteen awards\, including the 2001 National Book Award.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/exclusive-an-evening-with-andrew-solomon/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Teens and Young Adults,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:EXCLUSIVE! Dads Who Write - An Evening with Steve Disselhorst & Richie Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening of readings and a live Q&A from two talented writers\, fathers\, and change-makers\, Steve Disselhorst and Richie Jackson. \n  \nTO RSVP FOR THIS EXCLUSIVE EVENT\, CLICK HERE.  \nSteve Disselhorst is the founder and principal of a Bay Area coaching and consulting firm that focuses on leadership development and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion consulting. He is a veteran marketer who has held positions at Genentech and Abbott. Steve is a community activist and serves on the board of directors for Our Family Coalition and as a San Mateo County California LGBTQ Commissioner. Steve and his husband are the proud parents of two children through adoption: the first through private\, open adoption and the second through the foster-to-adopt program. Steve’s novel\, Determined to Be Dad\, chronicles his trials and tribulations of self-discovery to acceptance to building a new reality\, and finally\, to the joys of creating his own family through adoption. It will be available on June 16\, 2020. Click here to learn more. \nYou can follow Steve on Twitter (@stevedesselhors)\, Instagram (@steve.disselhorst)\, and Facebook (@stevedisselhorst.llc). \nRichie Jackson is the author of Gay Like Me\, published by HarperCollins. He is an award-winning Broadway\, television and film producer who most recently produced the Tony Award-nominated Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song on Broadway. He executive produced Showtime’s Nurse Jackie (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee for “Best Comedy Series”) for seven seasons and co-executive produced the film Shortbus\, written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. As an alumnus of NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, he endowed a fellowship program at his alma mater in 2015 to assist graduates in the transition from academia to a lifelong career in the arts called The Richie Jackson Artist Fellowship. He and his husband\, Jordan Roth\, were honored with The Trevor Project’s 2016 Trevor Hero Award. They live in New York City with their two sons. \nYou can follow Richie on Twitter (@Richie_Jackson) and Instagram (@richiejacksongaydad).
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/live-dads-who-write-an-evening-with-steve-disselhorst-richie-jackson/
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SUMMARY:Coping During COVID-19: Survival Strategies for LGBTQ+ Parents
DESCRIPTION:Renowned psychologist Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee\, author of Deviced! Balancing Life & Technology in a Digital World\, presents a session designed to give LGBTQ+ parents practical tips and tricks for surviving this global pandemic. \nTo register & attend this event\, click here.  \nView on Facebook
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/coping-during-covid-19-survival-strategies-for-lgbtq-parents/
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