COLAGE, the national organization for people with one or more LGBTQ parents, has a great new video out chronicling the history of the organization and the first generation of COLAGEers—young people who were finding their voices and building a community of support and activism.
From the video: “We had these stories that as soon as there was any kind of space for them, just burst out of us. It’s not something that we consciously decided, ‘Oh this was a good organizing technique.’ The stories came first.”
Have a look:
If you’re looking for more information from the perspective of teens and adults with LGBTQ parents, try Let’s Get This Straight: The Ultimate Handbook for Youth with LGBTQ Parents, by Tina Fakhrid-Deen, for teens with LGBTQ parents (my review and author interview here), and Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is, by Abigail Garner, for older teens and adults.
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