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Darra Gordon. Photo credit: Liz Farrell Photography

New Family Equality CEO Wants to “Double Down” on Impact for LGBTQ Families

For Darra Gordon, her new role as CEO of Family Equality is “more of a calling than a choice.” She and her wife Nicole are raising three children, one of whom identifies as nonbinary. The work of Family Equality, the national organization for LGBTQ families, is therefore “incredibly, deeply personal to me,” she said in an interview.

Darra Gordon. Photo credit: Liz Farrell

Family Equality Announces New CEO: “I’m Ready to Get to Work”

Family Equality, the leading national organization for current and future LGBTQ+ families, today announced their new CEO, Darra Gordon, a social justice leader with over 20 years of experience in LGBTQ+ advocacy and nonprofit work, who is raising three children with her wife.

Family Week 2019

25 Years of the Biggest LGBTQ Family Gathering in the World

This Saturday is the start of the 25th Annual Family Week in Provincetown, the world’s largest gathering of LGBTQ+ families. At a time when LGBTQ families are still fighting to be recognized as families, the event offers not only vacation, but also encouragement and inspiration.

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Dana Rudolph (L) and Katie Couric attend Family Equality Council's "Night At The Pier" at Pier 60 on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Family Equality Council)

A Night to Remember

Last night, at Family Equality Council’s Night at the Pier, I was honored to receive the Hostetter-Habib Family Award, while Katie Couric was honored for her work on the National Geographic film Gender Revolution.

Night at the Pier

Family Equality’s Hostetter-Habib Family Award: I’m Honored–but You Deserve Credit

I’m humbled and proud to share that Family Equality Council is honoring me with the 2018 Hostetter-Habib Family Award, given in honor of Alex Habib, Mark Hostetter, and their entire family to “an individual who has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our core values of love, justice, family, and equality.” If I’ve been unwavering, though, it’s because my family—and all of you, readers—have been right there with me.

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