My spouse and I love to travel with our son, and we’re lucky that he’s adaptable and adventurous. While most of the problems we encounter along the way are things that could happen to any family — delayed flights, lack of convenient rest stops, forgotten teddy bears — we are also very aware that LGBT-headed families may have specific concerns when on the road. I’m therefore excited to invite you to a travel-focused Twitter party for LGBT parents on November 6, sponsored by Residence Inn by Marriott in partnership with Mombian, TravelingMom, and the Family Equality Council.
From 9 to 10pm ET on Wednesday, November 6, we’ll be discussing topics including:
- Legal and practical aspects of traveling interstate and internationally
- General tips for hitting the road with kids in tow
- Extended stays out-of-state or internationally during an adoption process
Family Equality Director of Public Policy Emily Hecht-McGowan will offer legal insight, and Midwest Regional Manager Kim Simes will share her travel tips.
We hope you’ll join us to share your own suggestions, questions, and traveler’s tales. Just follow and use the hashtags #TMOM and #RIFamily.
Plus, you could win one of two signed copies of Cat Cora’s Classics with a Twist: Fresh Takes on Favorite Dishes cookbook, or the GRAND PRIZE: a Residence Inn gift card valued at $250. (Cora was named Residence Inn’s “Resident Mom of the Year 2013” and is raising four kids with her spouse Jennifer.) See the details over at TravelingMom on how to enter for the prizes.
I wrote last year about my stay at a Residence Inn and my take on the brand’s commitment to welcoming LGBT guests, and am delighted to be working with them on this event. Please join us!