As of January 2020, we no longer print and distribute a quarterly newsletter, a beloved but materially resource-intensive publication. We keep the archive below in recognition of its value in documenting our rich community history.
Fall 2019
Fall 2019 articles and features include: [opens PDF]
- "Raising Up," by Interim OFC Executive Director Sam Ames [they/them]
- "Building the Blueprint for LGBTQI Families," by OFC East Bay Programs Mgr Bryce Celotto [he/him]
- "From Invisible to Visible: A Short, Queer History," by OFC Education Director Rick Oculto [he/him]
- "Carla: Queer Educator & Activist," a custom coloring page in a recent Little Feminist book box
- Infographic: The Domino Effect: What if SCOTUS Rules LGBT People Aren't Protected by Federal Law? from Movement Advancement Project
Summer 2019
Summer 2019 articles and features include: [opens PDF]
- "The close of one chapter...," by outgoing OFC Executive Director Renata Moreira
- "...is the opening of another," by OFC Board Co-Chair Steve Disselhorst
- "Farewell, Yusni, hello (again) Jeannette"
- East Bay events update
Spring 2019
Spring 2019 articles and features include: [opens PDF]
- "I Want All Children to Feel Safe and Seen," an interview with Gavin Odabashian
- "What Makes Education Inclusive of LGBTQ Students in Schools?" by Rob Darrow
- "Inclusive Education IS Social Transformation," by OFC Executive Director Renata Moreira
- LGBTQ-Friendly Summer Camps
- "Farewell, Tarah! Welcome, Rick!"
- Book Corner: "Sewing the Rainbow: The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag," by Gayle E. Pitman, and "Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights, with 21 Activities," by Jerome Pohlen
Winter 2019
Winter 2019 articles and features include: [opens PDF]
- "Modeling Parent Leadership for Our Kids," an interview with OFC Board Member Kelly Shira
- "The Value of Giving Is Multigenerational," an interview with OFC Emeritus Board Member Martin Mitchell
- "We Can't Do It Without You," by OFC Executive Director Renata Moreira
- Infographic: 2018 Impact: in Numbers
- Book Corner: "Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light," by Tim Tingle & Karen Clarkson, and "We Sang You Home," by Richard Van Camp & Julie Flett
Fall 2018
Fall 2018 articles and features include: [opens PDF]
- “Every Vote Absolutely Matters: An Interview with NCLR's Cathy Sakimura”
- “Part of What Happens Is Up to Us,” by OFC parent activist Laura Vyda
- “Be Heard; Be Counted,” by OFC Executive Director Renata Moreira
- Book Corner: "I Have the Right to Be a Child,” by Alain Serres
- Corporate Partner Spotlight: NARVAR, Inc.
Summer 2018
Summer 2018 articles and features include (PDF):
- “Iftar: Making Space for More of Us”
- “Indulging Nourishment”
- “Food for Thought”
- “Book Corner:Feed the Resistance: Recipes + Ideas for Getting Involved”
Spring 2018
Spring articles and features include (PDF):
- “At Home in Community”
- “Two Kids, Eight Marriages, and Twenty Years of Change”
- "LGBTQ Advocacy Across the Lifespan”
- “LGBTQ-friendly Summer Camps”
- “Night Out 2018”
- “Book Corner: The Little Book of Little Activists; Sometimes the Spoon Runs Away with Another Spoon; The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads”
Winter 2018
Winter articles and features include (PDF):
- Thoughts on Reflection: 'A People Should Not Long for Their Own Image'”
- “Visibility Politics: Why Representation Matters”
- “The Process of Becoming”
- “New staff Spotlight”
- “Book Corner: You Be You: Explaning Gender, Love & Family”
Fall 2017
Fall articles and features include (PDF):
- "Teachable Moments for LGBTQ Families"
- “Diversity in the Classroom: One Mom's Approach”
- “Moving Movements: What Does Health Have to Do with it”
- “FAIR Education at Our Family Coalition”
- "Book Corner: Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood"
Summer 2017
Summer 2017 articles and features include (PDF)::
- “Spirituality and Family”
- “Creating a Jewsih-Buddhist Family With Love”
- “A Leap of Faith”
- “Book Corner: Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World”
Spring 2017
Spring articles and features include (PDF):
- “Raising Kids, Raising Justice”
- “It’s a Process, Not a Label: An Ally Dialog”
- “Paradoxical Times”
- “LGBTQ-friendly Summer Camps”
- “Night Out 2017”
- “Book Corner: Fred Korematsu Speaks Up”
Winter 2017
Winter articles and features include (PDF):
- “A Wake-Up Call to Action”
- “Selfless Loving for Our Children”
- “A Movement Reborn”
- “We Got This: What I Want My Son to Know”
- “Book Corner: Who Are You?: The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity”
Fall 2016
Fall articles and features include (PDF):
- "How I Became Luna's Daddy"
- “Trystan Angel Reese on Advocacy and Parenthood”
- “New Beginnings / I am going to miss you”
- “California’s New LGBT Inclusive History-Social Science Framework”
Summer 2016
Summer articles and features include (PDF):
- "From the Executive Director"
- “Gratitude for Our Work”
- “Highlights: Family Programs, Outreach, Welcoming and Inclusive Schools, Policy and Advocacy”
- “Night Out 2016”
Spring 2016
Spring articles and features include (PDF):
- “An Incredible Leap of Faith”
- “Success Supposes Endeavor”
- “Twenty Years Later”
Winter 2016
Winter articles and features include (PDF):
- “Then and Now: Time Flies for My Family and Our Family Coalition”
- “All Our Families Coalition”
- “Ask Jon”
- “Our Family Coalition Timeline”
- “Big Changes to CA Assisted Reproduction Laws!”
Fall 2015
Fall articles and features include (PDF):
- “The Adventurer”
- “Make It Our Movement”
- “Reflections from an Acting ED”
- “Summer Intern Highlights”
Sibusiso Malunga, Mandela Washington Fellow”
Summer 2015
Summer articles and features include (PDF):
- “It’s a Small World After All”
- “Out in the World”
- “Reflections of an ‘Assimilated Lesbian’”
- “My Family: Reflections on Interracial & Same-Sex Marriages”
- “Cruising with the Family”
Spring 2015
Spring 2015 articles and features include (PDF):
- "Co-parenting: Creative Dynamics"
- "Forever Family"
- "Making Magic"
- "LGBTQ-Friendly Summer Camps"
Winter 2015
Winter articles and features include (PDF):
- "Known and Unknowns"
- "Being a Culturally Humble Ally"
- "Making History FAIR"
- "Important Moments in LGBTQ History"
- "The Modern Family Act"
- "Once You Go Ally"
Fall 2014
Fall articles and features include (PDF):
- "Preparing My Family for Transition-Related Surgery"
- "My Father Jillian"
- "Reciprocity"
- "What's New on the Policy Front?"
- "We Are Changing Our Children's Schools"
Summer 2014
Summer articles and features include (PDF):
- "Dear Someone Like Me"
- "What is Building? What is Breaking?"
- "Summer Is Here"
- "10 Tips for Resilience"
Spring 2014
Spring articles and features include (PDF):
- "Our Family Forest"
- "Being a Birthmother"
- "Who Takes the Cake?"
- LGBTQ-Friendly Summer Camps
- "Becoming a Surrogate"
Winter 2014
Winter articles and features include (PDF):
- "Parenting in the Age of Digital Technology"
- "Preteen Advice to Parents"
- "Invest!"
- "Letter from Karl Fleschman"
History buffs note: in the future we'll be adding scanned versions of earlier newsletters as well! If you're interested in participating in that project, get in touch at media@ourfamily.org!