Family Pride’s Blog

My name is Rachel Farr and I am working for Family Pride as a research fellow this summer. The idea is that I will help to organize the results of past and present research of LGBTQ families and summarize articles published on this research. The goal is to have these results and summaries accessible to the public on Family Pride’s website through a database and search engine. I am very excited to be working on this important project!

In addition to working with Family Pride, I am a graduate student at the University of Virginia in the Developmental Psychology Ph.D. program where I work with Dr. Charlotte Patterson. We are currently involved in an adoptive families project based in the D.C. area that includes same-sex and opposite-sex parenting couples.

Before moving to Charlottesville, I spent lots of time in New York State. I grew up in upstate New York, and then attended Cornell University in Ithaca for undergraduate and graduate school. Following my masters degree in teaching, I taught high school biology for a year in Rochester.

During my years at Cornell, I became very involved in LGBTQ student activities. I was a student leader in Haven (Cornell’s umbrella LGBTQ organization), and I helped plan and organize numerous events. I also facilitated a weekly support and discussion group for women. I continue to be involved at UVA, where I serve on the operating board of the LGBTQ Resource Center and help to lead the Queer Grads group and a women’s social group.

I will be posting blogs periodically throughout the next few months to give updates on the research database project, so stay tuned! I am looking forward to a great summer with Family Pride!

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