Family Equality Event to Honor Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne and Alec Mapa & Jamison Hebert and Raise Funds
Honoring visibility and embracing joy – Family Equality’s Los Angeles event combines comedy and fundraising on Saturday, November 8.
Los Angeles, CA — Family Equality’s Night OUT is a one-of-a-kind evening combining joy and justice, with a night of stand-up comedy by six LGBTQ+ comedians and fundraising on Saturday, November 8 at Nya West in Los Angeles.
Alongside a stellar lineup of top comedic talent, Family Equality’s Night OUT will celebrate two remarkable couples whose humor, authenticity, and visibility inspire us to see family and the world through a bolder, brighter lens.
Family Equality’s Night Out 2025 – Visibility Award Honorees:
- Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne
- Tig Notaro is an Emmy and Grammy nominated stand-up comedian, actor (The Morning Show, Star Trek: Discovery), co-director (Am I OK?), New York Times best-selling author (I’m Just a Person), producer (Come See Me in the Good Light), podcaster (Handsome), and radio contributor (NPR), named by Rolling Stone as one of the “50 best stand-up comics of all time.”
- Stephanie Allynne is an Emmy-nominated director (Hello Again), co-director and producer (Am I OK?), actor (The L Word: Generation Q, One Mississippi, Grey’s Anatomy, The Mindy Project, Twin Peaks), and writer (One Mississippi). Next, she will be starring in Marc Forster’s Anxious People.
- Together, they are raising their children in Los Angeles.
- Glennon Doyle & Abby Wambach will present Notaro and Allynne’s award.
Family Equality’s Night Out 2025 – Murray Reese Family Award
- Alec Mapa & Jamison Hebert —
- Alec Mapa is an actor (Alias, Friends, Roseanne, Seinfeld, Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives), author, and comedian (Wisecrack, Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy) who has performed in Tony Award-winning productions and been a passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ families, including lobbying for the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act.
- Jamison Hebert is a producer (Ghost Hunters, Wicked Tuna, Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy) and actor whose work has been featured on HBO Max, MTV, Discovery+, Nat Geo, MSNBC, Travel Channel, and A&E.
- The couple, who live in Los Angeles, have an adult son, Zion.
- Lauren Weedman will present Mapa and Hebert’s award.
COMEDIAN LINEUP
EVENT DETAILS
- Family Equality’s Night OUT
- Saturday, November 8
- Los Angeles, CA
- Tickets starting at $500
To purchase tickets and see more details, visit familyequality.org/nightout.
TO COVER THE EVENT AND RED CARPET CONTACT:
- Tonya Agnew, Vice President, Communications & Marketing
List of expected celebrities and honored guests to come the week of the event.
ABOUT FAMILY EQUALITY
Family Equality is the only national organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the freedoms of all LGBTQ+ families through bold advocacy, transformative education, and powerful community building.
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