Category: Blog

Labor Acknowledgement

At this year’s Night Out I had the honor of reading a small portion of a labor acknowledgement that was written specifically for Our Family

July 24, 2023

Illegal Book Bans: Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, and State Superintendent Thurmond Warn Against Book Bans Statewide

Statewide leaders highlight legal and constitutional protections restricting the removal of books from libraries and schools SACRAMENTO – Today Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob

June 1, 2023

For Immediate Release Media Contact:Name: Q WilsonTitle: Communications & Development SpecialistPhone: 415.981.1960Email address: Q@OurFamily.org Twitter exodus continues ahead of Pride [SAN FRANCISCO, May

May 25, 2023

Senate Bill 729

Exciting, news! Our IVF insurance bill, SB 729, passed the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday. This is the farthest our bill has ever advanced, and it would not have happened

May 18, 2023

Dear OFC Community

Happy Gregorian New Year! At the beginning of each new year, I like to reflect over the past year, think about what I want to

January 13, 2023

Addressing White Supremicist Violence with Our Kids

When traumatic events happen, our jobs as parents and caregivers become profoundly challenging. Because the event impacts both us and our children. We feel compelled

May 18, 2022

Postpartum Group Starting Up In January

For many of us who have come out as queer and trans, becoming a parent is as big as each of those transformative self-realizations, sometimes more so. And because we queer & trans folk (usually) work very, very hard to become parents, post-partum let-down is uniquely complicated.

December 21, 2021

SFUSD needs to hear from LGBTQ+ families who want a Queer/Trans Parent Advisory Council

San Francisco Unified School District could soon be the first in the nation to solicit guidance from an LGBTQ-centered parent advisory council–if a motion is

December 2, 2021

Triple P: Positive Parenting Program is back this December!

This fall’s run of the popular parent ed series is starting on the first of December 2021, and running for 12 Wednesdays (with a few

November 1, 2021

CA Adoption Conference 2021: Nov 5 – 6

A huge proportion of us have built our families through adoption. We’re four times more likely than our non-queer counterparts to be raising adoptive children,

November 1, 2021

I didn’t know queer history growing up.

When LGBTQ+ History month was first celebrated in 1994 it was a very different world for us. The number one rated show in the United

September 30, 2021

Back-to-school Thriving Kit

It’s a list of lists! And more. This time of year we get a lot of emails from our community. Sending your little one out

August 9, 2021

Mental Health, Wellness, and Community Support

This summer, mental wellness has finally bubbled up into the mainstream conversation after the very public decisions of two major athletes – Simone Biles and

August 6, 2021

Reopening… mindfully

For OFC, “mindful” reopening means that we’re adding back programs on a gradual basis, as we manage the challenges and maximize the opportunities inherent in our

July 14, 2021

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – at the ballpark this Saturday (free tix!)

In celebration of Pride Month, you are cordially invited to a sneak peak of EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE at SF Pride Movie Night on Saturday, June 12,

June 11, 2021

In solidarity with Asian Pacific Islander families

We are appalled and outraged at the surge of violent attacks against Asian American and Pacific Islander members of our community. Anti-Asian violence is as old as the earliest API communities in this state, with documented hate crimes dating back to the 1850s. But the COVID pandemic has brought with it a pandemic of racist response…

March 16, 2021