Shining Through The Clouds: The Resilience of LGBTQ+ Families in America
Family Equality, the national nonprofit for LGBTQ+ families, shares stories of the resiliency of LGBTQ+ families in America. In this time of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, it's more important than ever that we tell our stories as they should be told. The joy. The challenges. And everything in between.
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Rebecca is the Vice President of Community Impact and Programs at Family Equality, with years of experience working with pregnant and birthing people and the reproductive rights movement. Following the Supreme Court's recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, Rebecca's experience across different facets of the movement for equality helps us better understand where we've been, where we are, and where we're headed.
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Claudia and Rosie are LGBTQ+ parents of Mexican heritage living in rural Indiana. Together, they've seen it all: Being discriminated against because of their ethnicity, gender expression, sexual orientation, language, and more. But throughout that struggle, they've become pillars in their community and beacons of hope. In this episode, we talk about their love story, becoming parents, finding community in rural Indiana, a...
Jeff and Todd are LGBTQ+ parents and advocates living and raising a family in Florida. For over 20 years, they've been at the helm of protests and lawsuits in support of LGBTQ+ rights, from suing for the right to marry in Florida to testifying against the state's recent "Don't Say Gay and Trans" bill.
In this episode, they share their love story, tell us about their path to parenthood and advocacy...
Scarlet and Krystle are LGBTQ+ parents living in Texas, eager to show the world that LGBTQ+ families — like everyone else — just want to live a normal, safe, and happy life. In this episode, they tell us about their COVID love story, their journey to parenthood, the battle for family acceptance, and what it feels like to be out and proud both in Texas and online. With their home state leading the way in anti-LGBTQ+ attacks, their s...
Jadyn is a 21-year-old college student with LGBTQ+ moms living in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up a mixed-race daughter of two moms in a right-wing suburban neighborhood, Jadyn had to learn to advocate for herself and her family at a young age. In this episode, we discuss how she navigated being an LGBTQ+ family in a conservative town and extended family, what it felt like to watch her moms get married, and why her experiences have sh...
With this sneak peek, Family Equality is thrilled to introduce our new podcast, Shining Through the Clouds!
About the show: In 2023 alone, LGBTQ+ families have seen more than 500 bills introduced in state legislatures targeting their access to healthcare, community, art and expression, and more. And yet, amid this increasingly hostile landscape, LGBTQ+ families are holding tight to what matters most: LOVE, FAMILY, and FRE...
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