Family Pride’s Blog

Preparations for the biggest, best Family Week yet are underway - so we thought it was the perfect time to reflect on some of our favorite images from last years events. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, a thousand words can’t even come close to capturing the excitement, the community and the fun that is Family Week. We hope you join us in Provincetown, MA this year for Family Week.

Feel free to leave a comment and link to your own Family Week galleries. We’d love to share your pictures with the Family Pride community.

This picture was taken during the parade through the center of Provincetown - one of the highlights of last year’s festivities.

Family Pride staff Dave, Sara and Lisa; Family Pride interns Adam and Curt

Making s’mores and wearing glow sticks - a late night on the beach!

Kite flying on the beach on a picture-perfect afternoon.

More kites!

Family Pride staff borrowing Jenn’s twins, Timmy and Tommy

Another empowering image from the Parade!

The beach was a popular destination for Family Week families.

Another shot from the parade - and a sense of the tremendous
sense of community that Family Week instills.

Family Week is a transforming experience; no one is left unchanged by the week. These handful of images don’t do justice to the magnitude of the event or the power of our community. Join us at Family Week 2007. Let’s show the world that LOVE makes a family.

Family Pride is excited to announce our collaboration with R Family Vacations at Family Week in Provincetown, MA from July 28th - August 4. In addition, Family Pride will become the exclusive education providers on issues affecting gay and lesbian families on all R Family Vacation cruises. This groundbreaking collaboration will provide the best in entertainment and education to the thousands of families that participate in these unique vacations for gay and lesbian families.

In its 12th year, family week 2007 will be held from July 28th - August 4th, 2007, and anticipates over 500 gay and lesbian families in attendance.

R Family Vacations will bring their expertise in Gay and Lesbian family entertainment by creating family themed events including beach bonfires, picnics, dances, carnivals, a pirate dinner, as well as R Family’s own R- aMAHzing Race. Family Pride Coalition will continue to offer all of the workshops and educational content during Family Week.

R Family Vacations are best known for their large cruise ship vacations for Gay & Lesbian families. This past year the company was profiled in HBO’s documentary titled, “Rosie’s Gay Family Cruise,” and garnered two Emmy nominations. Rosie O’Donnell, whose partner Kelli O’Donnell, and Gregg Kaminsky, together run R Family Vacations, said this about the new partnership, “I am thrilled that R Family Vacations is now going to be involved in producing Family Week in Provincetown. We actually started R Family Vacations because Kelli and I took our kids to Family Pride’s Family Week and I saw the effect that it had on my children.” Gregg added, “We have been supporters of Family Pride for years and we are so excited to announce this formal partnership. We are both confident that together we are going to create the best Family Week ever. We are also honored that Family Pride will provide all of the workshops and speakers on all of our cruises.”

Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of Family Pride, said, “This is a perfect collaboration because we will each be able to do what we do best. Family Pride through strategic initiatives, groundbreaking programs and legislative battles, is dedicated to securing equality for all loving families. We are committed to making change, sharing information, and building community. R Family Vacations is the industry leader in Gay and Lesbian family travel. Our partnership ensures we are offering our families spectacular entertainment and outstanding value.”

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