Recent Blog Posts: Article

  • May is National Foster Care Month: 7 Things LGBTQI+ Families Should Know
    Learn the struggles of LGBTQI+ youth and the crucial role LGBTQ+ individuals play in the foster care system, despite discrimination.
  • What ASRM’s New Infertility Definition Means for LGBTQ+ Individuals and Couples Who Hope to Start A Family
    The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) just updated its definition of infertility. Here's what that means for LGBTQ+ families.
  • Practical Support for Parents
    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?
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    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!
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    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.
  • Photo of a pregnancy test sitting on top of medical provider forms and cycle tracking graphs
    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!
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    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!
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    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.