# Family Equality

> Family Equality is a national US nonprofit supporting current and prospective LGBTQ+ parents and their children through policy advocacy, family-building resources, provider referrals, storytelling and community events, including Family Week in Provincetown.

- **Founded:** 1979
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Alan Ross (Founding organizer), Dave Berube (Founding organizer), Al Luongo (Founding organizer)
- **Products:** Family Week, LGBTQ+ Provider Database, Family-building and parenting resources, Virtual peer support and events, Family law and education advocacy
- **Notable:** More than four decades of LGBTQ+ family community and advocacy work., Family Week grew from nearly 45 families in 1995 to approximately 600 in 2025., Voices of Children briefs received explicit recognition in marriage-equality proceedings, according to the organization’s history.

## Products & services

- **Family Week** — Annual Provincetown gathering with programming for LGBTQ+ parents, children, extended families and friends.
- **LGBTQ+ Provider Database** — Searchable directory covering fertility, adoption, foster care, legal services, mental health and other providers who take a provider pledge.
- **Family-building and parenting resources** — Public guides on adoption, assisted reproduction, donor sperm, transgender fertility, schools and securing parentage.
- **Virtual peer support and events** — Remote community programming introduced during the pandemic.
- **Family law and education advocacy** — Coalition policy work, legislative advocacy and friend-of-the-court briefs concerning family protections and education.
- **Family Equity Justice Project** — Research initiative focused on the experiences of BIPOC, under-resourced and geographically remote LGBTQ+ families.

## Achievements

- More than four decades of LGBTQ+ family community and advocacy work.
- Family Week grew from nearly 45 families in 1995 to approximately 600 in 2025.
- Voices of Children briefs received explicit recognition in marriage-equality proceedings, according to the organization’s history.
- The organization reports that 86% of bills it opposed in 2025 failed and 60% of those it supported were enacted; these are coalition outcomes, not proof of sole attribution.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published an account of its St. Mary v. Roy brief with COLAGE and Rocky Mountain Equality.
- **2026-09** — Published family-building guides covering adoption, foster care and fertility for transgender parents.
- **2026-10** — The website promotes Giving Day on October 15, 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://familyequality.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/familyequality
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/family_equality
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/familyequality
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/familyequality.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyequality/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FamilyEquality
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@familyequality

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Last updated: 2026-10-03