News & Announcements

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No Forced Outing in Schools!

Thank everyone for all the support, boldness, and unwavering tenacity that helped get this landmark piece of legislation across the finish line!

We have great news - Governor Newsom just signed AB 1955 into law! With his signature, California becomes the first state in the nation to enact legislation that explicitly protects LGBTQ+ students from dangerous forced outing school policies that have gained prominence in growing national attacks on LGBTQ+ civil rights.

Urge the Governor to Support Equality!

All it takes is one signature from our Governor to turn this bill into law. Let’s stand together for equality and urge Governor Newsom to sign SB 729 today.

📜 Let’s make history! SB 729 is a bill that could change everything for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples seeking fertility treatment. Here’s why it matters:

🏳️‍🌈 Expanding the Definition: SB 729 proposes to redefine infertility to include LGBTQ+ individuals, ensuring that anyone needing medical intervention to conceive is covered.

💰 Equal Access: Companies would be required to cover fertility services for LGBTQ+ individuals just as they do for heterosexual relationships.

👫🏽 One Year Rule: Currently, straight couples must try for a year before insurance covers fertility treatments. This bill aims to level the playing field for everyone!

🌟 Why It’s Important: Updating this definition isn’t just about words; it’s about ensuring that everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, has the same opportunities to start a family.

🌈 Cost of Equality: Yes, fertility treatments can be expensive. But what’s the cost of denying equal access to something as fundamental as starting a family?

🖋️ All it takes is one signature from our Governor to turn this bill into law. Let’s stand together for equality and urge Governor Newsom to sign SB 729 today!

Click here to contact Governor Newsom

Upcoming Programs

Afro-Play is Back!

Afro-Play is an Oakland-based, thematic family playgroup based in Afrocentrism for families of the African Diaspora.

We honor the Black experience. Afro-Play provides a sacred, supportive intergenerational gathering space for the healing, growth and the socialization of both black children and black parents/caregivers. We strive to help build and maintain authentic relationships organically between families through fun, thoughtful and educational curriculum themes surrounded in Afrocentricity. Our goal is to enlighten and empower black families as one people.

When: Weekly on Tuesdays starting August 13th | 9:30 am - 12:30 PM

Where: 8711 MacArthur Blvd. Portable B, Oakland

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Drop-in Childcare

Don't forget we have FREE drop-in childcare available for you and your little one(s)! Let our childcare providers play with your little one(s) in our childcare space as you relax–or catch up on work!–in our space next door.

For your kids, we’ve got loads of fun toys, great books, art supplies, music, music makers, and more. For you next door we’ve got comfortable chairs, a library of LGBTQ+ parenting books, a kitchen, and Wi-Fi.

When: M & TH | 8a - 3p

Where: Our Family Coalition, 1385 Mission St. #330

*Please register in advance

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Join Us for Weekly Support Groups

Queer and Trans BIPOC Parent Peer Support Group

First Wednesday of each month | 6-7:30pm

*now offered virtually!

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Trans and GNC Parent Peer Support Group

Second Wednesday of each month | 6-7:30pm

*now offered virtually!

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Prospective and Expectant Parent Support Group

Third Wednesday of each month | 6-7:30pm

*Offered virtually*

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Non-bio/Non-gestational Parent Peer Support Group

Fourth Thursday of each month | 6-7:30pm

*Offered virtually*

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Trans Youth & Parents of Trans Youth Parent Peer Support Group

*In person

Third Tuesday of each month | 6-7:30pm

Our Family Coalition, 1385 Mission St. Suite #330, San Francisco 94103

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Our Family Coalition's Mission

Our Family Coalition (OFC) advances equity for the full and expanding spectrum of LGBTQ+ families and children through support, education, and advocacy.

Our work is brought to you thanks to generous support from your donations,

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• We give our respect to the Ramaytush and Chochenyo Ohlone people, on whose traditional and unceded land we are grateful to live and work, and on which our San Francisco and East Bay events take place.

• We acknowledge the unpaid labor of the first 12 generations of Americans of African descent, who suffered the horrors of the Middle Passage, two and a half centuries of chattel slavery, and another century of de facto segregation and genocide. We are indebted to their labor, and acknowledge the multigenerational impact of this violence, still felt today.

• We strive to make our office and programs accessible to all families. Please let us know when you register what accommodations will help your family participate to the fullest. Read our Accessibility Statement here.