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
Category: Blog
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
We made history!
Beloved community, we did it! The California State Board of Education (SBE) just voted to adopt only those textbooks which reflect LGBT roles and contributions
November 11, 2017
CA APPROVES LGBT-INCLUSIVE TEXTBOOKS FOR ADOPTION BY STATE BOARD OF ED
Last Friday we were thrilled to issue the following Press Release, along with our partners in the FAIR Education Act Implementation Coalition (available also as
October 5, 2017
We stand with 114 other national organizations: this ACA repeal attacks America’s most vulnerable
This morning, Our Family Coalition joined with 114 other national organizations in expressing our opposition to the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable
September 26, 2017
Our Annual LGBTQ-Inclusive Preschool & Kindergarten Fair: an SF Tradition
by OFC Education Director Tarah Fleming Our Family Coalition’s 5th Annual LGBTQ Inclusive Preschool & Kindergarten Fair was an incredible success! Over 35 schools set
September 12, 2017
Three Things Parents of Toddlers and Young Kids Need to Know
We’re offering a fantastic workshop this Thursday, September 14: The First Five Years: Developmental Milestones and Parenting Matters. In anticipation of it, we spoke with Dr. Dhara
September 12, 2017
Help us get the expanded Parental Leave bill across the finish line!
From our colleagues at the California Work and Family Coalition: Great news! It looks like we have a deal with the Governor’s office on our
September 8, 2017
Some Families Built Art and Taught In to Fight White Supremacy Last Weekend
Our Family Coalition was hugely honored to collaborate with with Abundant Beginnings, Bolochos San Francisco, SURJ Bay Area Youth and Families, SURJ SF – Showing Up for Racial
August 29, 2017
Trump Administration: Intolerable Assaults on the Most Vulnerable
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ATTACKS ON TRANS SERVICE MEMBERS AND WORKING AMERICANS’ HEALTHCARE ARE INTOLERABLE ASSAULTS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE SAN FRANCISCO – This morning President Trump mounted
July 26, 2017
Senate Move to Debate Repeal of ACA an Attack on Most Vulnerable American Families
SAN FRANCISCO – Our Family Coalition joins our colleagues and friends in condemning the U.S. Senate’s recent “motion to proceed” to repeal fundamental elements of
July 25, 2017
