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My Family, My Voice: Where Every LGBTQ+ Family Belongs

Tom Tracy Books
My Family, My Voice: Where Every LGBTQ+ Family Belongs by Tom Tracy Books

credits

Title
  • My Family, My Voice: Where Every LGBTQ+ Family Belongs
Entrant
  • Tom Tracy Books

About This Project

Summary

My Family, My Voice is a social-emotional learning workbook designed for children growing up in LGBTQ+ families. It provides a safe, structured space for kids and caregivers to explore identity, celebrate their family, and build the skills needed to navigate a world that doesn’t always understand or affirm them. The workbook builds emotional resilience, reinforces pride in family identity, and fosters a greater sense of belonging and connection that they'll carry into schools and the community.

Goals & Objectives

Affirm children’s lived experience and family structures. Create a safe space for family discussions about identity, discrimination, and emotions. Help kids develop a self-advocacy toolbox to address the exclusionary actions of others. Increase emotional resilience. Promote belonging and connection

Results & Impact

Children report greater confidence discussing their family structure, feeling more connected to families like theirs, and being more prepared to navigate uncomfortable social situations. Caregivers describe safe spaces for healing conversations and deeper connection with their children at home.

the team

Jordyn White
  • Vice President
  • Human Rights Campaign
Jaimie Kelton
  • Founder/Producer/Host
  • The Queer Family Podcast
David Morgenstern
  • Founder & CEO
  • Gaddies
Brian Rosenberg
  • Founder & Executive Director
  • Gays With Kids & GWK Academy
Sam Leeson
  • Founder & Producer
  • babyREADY
Sue Hollar
  • Executive Director & CEO
  • The Barker Adoption Foundation
Julie Dees
  • CEO
  • The Children's Home Society of NJ