Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2022 Volume 2
By: Jess Venable-Novak, Director of Family Formation at Family Equality
Eleven million American adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+). Many of them have expanded their families or are considering it. In fact, research shows that up to 3.7 million youth under the age of 18 are being raised by an LGBTQ+ parent.
And yet, LGBTQ+ families have yet to live in a country where they are wholly safe, valued and seen. That’s where Family Equality comes in!
We work to ensure that everyone—regardless of who they are, who they love, or where they live—can find, form, and sustain a family by advancing equality for the LGBTQ+ community through education, advocacy, and community.
Our work couldn’t be happening at a more pivotal moment.
Our 2019 Family-Building Survey revealed that of the estimated 6 million LGBTQ+ millennials living in the United States, a stunning 63% plan to expand their families in the coming years.
This means that there will be millions of LGBTQ+ people embarking on their path to parenthood, seeking family-building practitioners who will treat them with the dignity and excellence they deserve.