six things we can do for you (right now)
admin on Mar 21st 2007
By harnessing the power of technology, much of our work is only a mouse click away. Our work is our work in the greater sense of the word; it is conceived, created and put together by the in-office team, interns, volunteers and dedicated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) parents and allies all across this country. Here are six things we can do for you right now:
- Connect you to a local parents group. Our most popular feature is our ever-growing list of local parents groups organized by state. Check it out now, and find a group in your community. If there isn’t a group near you, and you’d like to start one, we have some great tools. Contact us if you start a parents group!
- Give you the tools to make schools safer and more inclusive. School safety is a huge concern for LGBTQ parents. Family Pride offers an array of tools to make sure all loving families are represented and celebrated in schools communities. Start out by downloading the Back to School Tool for a brief but powerful overview. Then, delve in deeper with Opening Doors and Opening More Doors.
- Network you to another parent. No one understands better than another LGBTQ parent or ally. Family Pride will match you up based a brief questionnaire. COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) offers a pen pal program for youth, as well. Get started now!
- Support your children. Family Pride created Talking to Our Children to help families meet the needs of their children while facing statewide and federal level attacks on our relationships and our families. This guide will help you navigate through difficult situations, and includes age-appropriate ways for talking about our families.
- Arm you with the best messaging and information. Knowledge is power - when you know how to use it. You can download Family Pride’s OUTSpoken Speakers Toolkit right now and learn about the best ways to talk about your family and fight for equality at the local, state and national levels. You can even sign up for an upcoming in-person training (we’re heading to Michigan and Florida in the next few weeks).
- Build community. We’ve put together a comprehensive calendar of events - not just Family Pride’s events - but many events that are pertinent to the family equality movement. Maybe you want to attend Family Week in Provincetown, or perhaps you’re interested in attending an LGBTQ parents’ conference. Check out our calendar of events (and let us know if you have an event that you want listed).
We hope you take advantage of these powerful tools, resources and networking opportunities that we’ve worked hard to make available. Leave us a comment and let us know your thoughts, feelings or criticisms. We love hearing from you, as your feedback shapes our future work.
