Urge Congress to advance the FAMILY Act Today!
Our Family Coalition calls on Congress to advance the the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, a major piece of legislation reintroduced in Congress on
February 14, 2019
Category: Blog
Guess who we’re honoring at this year’s Night Out!
We are so glad to announce another Our Family Coalition Night Out, this year slated for Friday, April 26, 2019, at the InterContinental San Francisco.
February 12, 2019
“For as long as we can remember, we have always wanted to become fathers”: Jimmy and Michael’s Surrogacy Journey
We recently interviewed with new dads Jimmy Nguyen and Michael Duque. Their journey to fatherhood included a visit to the Men Having Babies/ OFC Surrogacy Conference and
January 9, 2019
What OFC means to my family
I serve as Family Programs Director here at Our Family Coalition. I’m a lesbian mom, an immigrant, and have been a proud Bay Area resident for
December 5, 2018
Announcing the LGBTQ History Stakeholder Forum
We have an exciting change of plans to share: in putting together California’s inaugural Make History, Teach History: An LGBTQ History Symposium over the past
August 25, 2018
Make History, Teach History: An LGBTQ History Symposium
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED. SEE THE LGBT HISTORY STAKEHOLDER FORUM FOR FURTHER INFO. Schools across California are now, for the first time in our
August 10, 2018
We can and must defeat this anti-LGBTQ family amendment
Every week we are faced with another gratuitous challenge to the gains LGBTQ people and our families had so recently made, or an affront to
July 14, 2018
Families Belong Together
On June 20th the Trump Administration signed an executive order apparently stopping their policy of separating families at the border. This is a false victory, with severe repercussions.
June 26, 2018
Win, lose, or draw: we still have work to do!
Dear families and friends: This morning’s Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case wasn’t a win, or a loss: it was a draw. “Religious
June 5, 2018
Oh, What a Night Out!
Dear beloved community: What a night! Thanks to all who made this year’s Night Out gala an unprecedented success. Hundreds of community leaders, sponsors, and donors
May 16, 2018
New attacks against LGBTQ families & our community (under the guise of “religious liberty”)
Yesterday the Trump administration took another step toward conservative, evangelical theocracy. Thanks to a sensational news day, this year’s declaration received less attention than last
May 5, 2018
Join us at Night Out to thank Salesforce for fierce advocacy
Night Out is a party with a mission. Sure, it’s a night of festivity, food, and fellowship. But we’re also there to party with a purpose:
April 18, 2018
Guess who’s being honored in this year’s SF Pride Parade?
Hello, beautiful families and friends, Our Family Coalition is honored to be among this year’s San Francisco Pride Community Grand Marshals and Honorees! We will be
April 12, 2018
Join us at our Night Out Gala on May 11th! Announcing our 2018 honorees.
Hello, friends and families! It’s time for another Night Out! For ten years, Night Out has been the only event exclusively supporting LGBTQ families with
April 4, 2018
Tell us what you want – what you really, really want
Hello, beautiful community! We at Our Family Coalition are taking a long look at the local and national landscape, the work we’ve been doing locally, and the
March 15, 2018
New GOP “license to discriminate bill reintroduced.” Act now.
The GOP is bound and determined to use the calamity of Trump’s presidency and their current House and Senate majorities to do as much damage to
March 9, 2018
Increasing LGBTQ family visibility & support for our diverse communities
This past weekend, the 2nd Annual LGBTQI+ Family Formation Symposium was held in Santa Rosa, California, where Our Family Coalition Executive Director Renata Moreira delivered
January 30, 2018
OFC Condemns Trump Administration’s License to Discriminate
Our Family Coalition joins the many reproductive rights, LGBTQ, and civil rights groups in strongly condemning the Trump Administration’s new “Conscience and Religious Freedom” division in
January 20, 2018
“You’ll get there together”: Jimmie and Marco’s Surrogacy Journey
Over the cooing sounds of their three-month-old baby, we recently spoke with new dads Jimmie and Marco Chavez-Lopéz. Their journey to fatherhood has included two very
January 11, 2018
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
