Related Issues: Peer Support Spaces for LGBTQ+ Parents | Trans, Nonbinary and Gendernonconforming Parent Support Space For years, Family Equality has worked to advance legal
How Parents Can Care for Themselves During Challenging Times
For parents and caregivers who are navigating this current political climate and the everyday stresses that come from finding, forming, and sustaining a family—how do we care for ourselves in these moments?
How to Talk with Your Children about Current Events
Parents and caregivers are often a child’s first partner in processing emotions. So, how do we engage with our children in the middle of this heartache? How do we approach these complicated and unjust issues in a way that feels honest, but also age-appropriate? Where do we even begin?
Preparing for Parenthood: Finding and Forming a Chosen Family
Chosen family is essential to any parenting journey, no matter what stage you're at. But what is it, how do we build it, and how do we keep it around?
Transracial Adoption: Tips for LGBTQ+ Parents
For transracial adoptive LGBTQ+ families, there are many ways you can better navigate race, identity, and diversity of lived experiences in your household!
Maintaining Resilience on Your Adoption Journey
Resilience is key for anyone seeking to expand their family through adoption and foster care. Here are some strategies for nurturing resilience on your path to parenthood.
Tracking Your Cycle and Preparing for Trying to Get Pregnant
Thinking of trying to get pregnant? We talked to a trans and queer-centered fertility doula whose first piece of advice was: start tracking your cycle now!
How To Support Transgender Youth in Your Life
Parenting isn't always easy or predictable, but with the right steps and support, raising a transgender child can be filled with joy!
Setting Boundaries on the Path to Parenthood
Facing invasive comments from loved ones about your path to parenthood? Use these tips and tricks to set boundaries as you enter this new stage in life.
“Confirmatory” or Second-Parent Adoption: What You Need to Know
Use this resource to understand a little bit more about what the confirmatory adoption process looks like and why we strongly advise any LGBTQ+ parent who built their family with assisted reproductive technology to embark on this journey.
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Schools: 6 Things to Watch For
Wondering if your child's school is LGBTQ+ affirming? An educator shares six easy things to look for to see if your school is LGBTQ+ friendly!
Fertility for Transgender Women Before HRT: New Study Provides Answers
A new study sheds light on whether transgender women have the same fertility options as cisgender men before ever taking hormones.
