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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/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Trans Fertility Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Are you still thinking about fertility\, even in the time of COVID-19? Why not keep learning about your body and what it’s capable of! \nTrans educator Trystan Reese will run this session\, covering several aspects of trans fertility\, including the impacts of hormones on fertility and lactation\, information on fertility preservation\, myths and facts on trans pregnancy\, and more! \nThis event is designed by and for trans\, non-binary\, and gender non-conforming community members (and their partners). For workshops designed for providers\, please visit Family Equality’s online learning program\, Open Door. \nClick here to register for this event.  \nThis event will occur on Monday\, April 20 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET. 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/trans-fertility-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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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:LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor Sperm to Build Your Family Info-session
DESCRIPTION:*To prioritize your health and safety amid concerns surrounding COVID-19\, we have decided to host this event virtually. For those who have already registered for this event\, instructions for attending this webinar will be sent to your email. For those who have yet to register\, click here.* \nNOTE: Now you no longer have to be in the San Francisco area to attend this event. \nPlease join Family Equality along with our distinguished faculty of experts—including Scott Brown\, Director of Client Experience and Communications (California Cryobank)\, Nikki Helms (midwife & birth/postpartum doula)\, and Sara Reid\, MD REI—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 \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. To find out if this event will be coming to your area\, contact treese@familyequality.org. \nBONUS: All attendees will be entered into a raffle for a free vial of sperm\, courtesy of California Cryobank! \nClick here to register.  \nJoin our virtual peer support space!\nIn addition to hosting educational events\, we host a virtual peer support space for folks who are trying to conceive or are somewhere on their fertility journey! This is a chance to connect with people across the country who are in the same stage of life as you. \nBiweekly Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space \n \n  \n 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/lgbtq-paths-to-pregnancy-using-donor-sperm-to-build-your-family-info-session/
CATEGORIES:Prospective 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/
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 and Stress: Strategies for Fertility Patients
DESCRIPTION:Trying to conceive (TTC) or thinking about trying to conceive and dealing with COVID-19 stress at the same time? We have you covered. In this webinar\, Lisa Schuman\, LCSW\, the Director of the Center for Family Building\, will explain why TTC stress activates the same mechanism as COVID-19 stress—and what to do about it. \nThe Center for Family Building has just created a FREE ebook for people who need help managing this stressful time! \nTO REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR\, CLICK HERE.  \nLisa Schuman\, LCSW is the Director of The Center for Family Building\, the Director of Mental Health Services for Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut and Gay Parents to Be. She has won awards for her research at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society and lectures extensively. Her goal is to help people have an easier path to parenthood. Lisa and her team counsel individuals and couples in their NYC offices and through Zoom. \nFollow the Center for Family Building on Twitter (@familybuild) and on Instagram and Facebook (thecenterforfamilybuilding). \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/covid-19-and-stress-strategies-for-fertility-patients/
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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/
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