This Pride Month warm-up replay is a must-listen.

Peggy Gillespie—author, queer parent, and co-director of Family Diversity Projects—has been celebrating LGBTQIA+ families and underrepresented voices for decades. In this episode (originally part of our Pride Extravaganza), she shares how her work has helped shift hearts and minds across the country—including the very communities where our identities are under attack today.

🎙️ “A child should wear what they feel comfortable in.” – Peggy Gillespie

We’re bringing this one back now because, in a time when lawmakers like Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott continue to pass anti-LGBTQ legislation, we need stories like Peggy’s more than ever. From Don’t Say Gay bills to book bans, our families are under fire. But Peggy reminds us that queer joy, truth, and visibility will always be revolutionary.

🛑 This episode originally aired in June 2022 as part of our Pride Extravaganza, but it hits harder than ever in 2025.

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