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Episode 27: What Makes a Family?: LGBTQ+ Family Building Stories with Family Equality
"Family" can be a loaded concept, and don't even get us started on the misnomer "traditional family!" Luckily we have two experts from the nonprofit organization Family Equality here to talk about the hard work their organization is doing to move toward both legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families. In this week's episode we are chatting with Shelbi Day and Rebecca Willman.
Shelbi Day (she/her) joined Family Equality in October 2016 as Senior Policy Counsel and now works as the Chief Policy Officer. She has dedicated her career to LGBTQ+ advocacy and law. Rebecca Willman (she/her) is Chief Community Engagement and Programs Officer at Family Equality and has spent most of her adult life ensuring bodily and emotional autonomy for individuals and families. Family Equality believes that storytelling is key to helping people understand the similarities between all types of families, and both Shelbi and Rebecca have fascinating fertility journeys to share. Have you wondered what the household feels like when both women are in the midst of fertility hormones? Or how five different people can contribute to build a family tree that is more of a lush and intertwining bush? What is the difference between a family of origin and a chosen family? What are good children's books and family traditions to help children see themselves and their family as represented and rooted in the community?
We came away from this conversation so impressed with both our guests and their organization. Fertility treatment options have expanded the complexity of options available for LGBTQ+ families. But these families existed long before ART, and unfortunately so did legal challenges to the rights of LGBTQ+ parents. Listen for a better understanding of both the legal need for a group like Family Equality, and for the stories that help us connect with one another.
Mention:
Episode 12: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Families with If These Ovaries Could Talk (now titled The Queer Families Podcast)
Make sure to catch the short snack episode to hear all about advocacy and some of the BIG changes that took place in 2022.
Support your local indie bookstore!
Resources:Our Shelves
Family Equality Book Nook
Family Equality Fertility & Trying To Conceive Virtual Support Group
Family Equality - Family Week in Provicetown
Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall - Goodreads
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By The Whole Pineapple"Family" can be a loaded concept, and don't even get us started on the misnomer "traditional family!" Luckily we have two experts from the nonprofit organization Family Equality here to talk about the hard work their organization is doing to move toward both legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families. In this week's episode we are chatting with Shelbi Day and Rebecca Willman.
Shelbi Day (she/her) joined Family Equality in October 2016 as Senior Policy Counsel and now works as the Chief Policy Officer. She has dedicated her career to LGBTQ+ advocacy and law. Rebecca Willman (she/her) is Chief Community Engagement and Programs Officer at Family Equality and has spent most of her adult life ensuring bodily and emotional autonomy for individuals and families. Family Equality believes that storytelling is key to helping people understand the similarities between all types of families, and both Shelbi and Rebecca have fascinating fertility journeys to share. Have you wondered what the household feels like when both women are in the midst of fertility hormones? Or how five different people can contribute to build a family tree that is more of a lush and intertwining bush? What is the difference between a family of origin and a chosen family? What are good children's books and family traditions to help children see themselves and their family as represented and rooted in the community?
We came away from this conversation so impressed with both our guests and their organization. Fertility treatment options have expanded the complexity of options available for LGBTQ+ families. But these families existed long before ART, and unfortunately so did legal challenges to the rights of LGBTQ+ parents. Listen for a better understanding of both the legal need for a group like Family Equality, and for the stories that help us connect with one another.
Mention:
Episode 12: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Families with If These Ovaries Could Talk (now titled The Queer Families Podcast)
Make sure to catch the short snack episode to hear all about advocacy and some of the BIG changes that took place in 2022.
Support your local indie bookstore!
Resources:Our Shelves
Family Equality Book Nook
Family Equality Fertility & Trying To Conceive Virtual Support Group
Family Equality - Family Week in Provicetown
Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall - Goodreads