Words of Wisdom from One Great Dad
Martin Mitchell works as an administrator in the Oakland Unified School District, and served as a member of Our Family Coalition’s Board of Directors for
June 14, 2019
Category: Family Reflections
What legacy do you want to leave your children?
by Don Romesburg I’ll be honest—back in my twenties, I wasn’t one of those gay men who knew I wanted to be a dad. In
December 15, 2017
Here’s how you can help change the world.
by Charlie Spiegel, Esq. SF Proud Our Family Coalition Member Dear Families and Friends – After September 11, 2001, I didn’t know how to parent
December 22, 2016
Alphabet Soup Episode 4: Racial Justice Edition
Featuring Amber Todd, Co-chair of Oakland Pride Tarah Fleming, Our Family Coalition’s Education Director Food for Thought with Allen Johnson, Our Family Coalition’s Development Associate
July 31, 2015
Solo Parent Support
By Dr. Meghan Lewis As my bio-clock struck thirty, the resounding tick-tock of surging pregnancy urges pushed me eagerly into musings over a wide range
July 20, 2015
The Alphabet Soup – Episode 2: Family Activism Edition
https://vimeo.com/123242715 In the second episode of The Alphabet Soup with Our Family Coalition, Julia and Zach of The Rainbow Letters share inspiring and powerful stories
May 4, 2015
The Rainbow Letters
by Julia Winston and Zach Wahls We are Zach and Julia, and we have LGBTQ parents. Zach is a DI baby from Iowa with two
February 25, 2015
The Entrustment Ceremony – Creating meaningful ritual in open adoption
By Leah Sheldon Originally Published by Adoption Connection Rituals have always been used to signify a change or rite of passage, or to mark a
April 24, 2014
Straight Talk From a Lesbian Mom
I am a real live lesbian mom. My wife and I have been together for 23 years, way back before we could even think of
April 15, 2014
A Night Out to Remember
By Jessica Israel Cannon For the past five years, Our Family Coalition’s Night Out has been an annual favorite event for the adults in my
April 2, 2014
Wedding in a Week
Post by Maria Iorillo of San Francisco Midwife Dina and I have been together for 19 years. She is amazing, wonderful, marriage-material-from-day-one! A few years back,
March 3, 2014
Blind Faith
Every day that I wave to my kids as they leave the house for school, I don’t even think about the requisite faith I must
February 14, 2014
Two men and a baby: Navigating parenting and partnership in a two-dad family
By KALW reporter Jen Chien When Amos and Mickey Lim met in 1995, they had no idea they would someday have a daughter together. It
February 3, 2014
Trust & Fear of the Unknown in Adoption
This is the happy story of a new family being born through unexpected circumstances and an almost magical lining up of the stars. Little did
November 28, 2013
