Parenting Groups

Resources from Family Pride Coalition

The Family Pride Coalition is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to securing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents and their families.

PlanetOut Inc. has teamed up with the Family Pride Coalition to bring you information about parenting groups and resources near your home.

For a full list of parenting resource groups available in your area, select your state from the pulldown menu below. The full list is at the bottom of the page.

Group Name	Location
Valley Rainbow Families	Phoenix, AZ
Amazon.Mom	Phoenix, AZ
Wingspan GLBT Families Group	Tuscon, AZ
Maybe Baby	CA
We Are Family Playgroup	Anaheim Hills, CA
Family Pride Coalition of the Pomona Valley	Claremont, CA
Response	Encino, CA
Gay Fathers of Long Beach	Long Beach, CA
Lesbian Mothers and Our Children	Los Angeles, CA
POP Luck Club	Los Angeles, CA
Our Family Coalition	San Francisco, CA
Proud Families	Orange, CA
Palm Springs Family Pride	Palm Springs, CA
Gay Fathers of Sacramento	Sacramento, CA
Family Matters	San Diego, CA
DeFrank Family	San Jose, CA
Santa Barbara GLB Parent Group	Santa Barbara, CA
Rainbow Family	Ventura, CA
Our Family Colorado	Denver, CO
Connecticut Kids and Families	Fairfield, CT
Families of Choice	Lebanon, CT
Groton Parents	Groton, CT
Kinnections - a program of True Colors Inc.	Manchester, CT
Family Pride of Delaware	DE
Gay Fathers Coalition of DC	Washington, DC
Gay Parents Florida	Ft. Lauderdale/West Palm Beach, FL
Orlando Gay Parents Group	Orlando, FL
Gay Parent's Support Group of North Central Florida	Micanopy, FL
GLBT Parenting Group of Tampa Bay	St. Petersburg, FL
D.I. Program Support Group	Atlanta, GA
FamilyPride of the South	Atlanta, GA
Gay Fathers of Atlanta	Lawrenceville, GA
Ohana O Ke Anuenue	Honolulu, HI
Rainbow Families of Illinois	Chicago, IL
North Chicago/Burbs	Evanston, IL
Family Support Network of Kansas	KS
Family Pride Coalition	Louisville, KY
GLBT Parents Support Group of Maine	Portland, ME
Gays and Lesbians Adopting	Portland, ME
Gay Fathers Coalition of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD
Families with Pride	Baltimore, MD
Rainbow Families of DC	Bethesda, MD
GandL Parents Coalition of Metro Washington	North Patomac, MD
Gay Fathers of Greater Boston	Waltham, MA
Lesbian/Gay Family and Parenting Services	Boston, MA
Single Lesbian Moms Network	Boston, MA
Alternative Family Matters	Cambridge, MA
Lesbian Moms Support Group	Orleans, MA
Gay Dads of New England	Fall River, MA
Valuable Families	Florence, MA
Newton Lesbian and Gay Parent Network	Newton, MA
South Shore Gay/Lesbian Parenting and Play Group	South Shore, MA
Lesbian Moms Network	Ann Arbor, MI
Affirmations Toddler Play Group	Ferndale, MI
GR Alternative Families	Grand Rapids, MI
Our Kids	Kalamazoo, MI
Papa Dads Network	Ypsilanti, MI
Alliance For Justice	Mankato, MN
Rainbow Families	Minneapolis, MN
The Fathers Group, c/o Rainbow Families	Minneapolis, MN
Family Tree	St. Louis, MO
Real Families	Omaha, NE
We Are Family	Las Vegas, NV
Rainbow Families of New Hampshire	NH
Lambda Families of New Jersey	Maplewood, NJ
Dads of New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM
Pride Parents New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM
Lambda Family Circle	Albany, NY
Long Island Family Connection	Bayshore, NY
Pride and Joy Families Group	Binghamton, NY
Northern New York Families	DeKalb Junction, NY
Pride And Joy Families West--Elmira, NY	Elmira, NY
EEGO Families Group	Sag Harbor, NY
Center Kids	NY, NY
Gay Married Men's Group	Rochester, NY
Loft Kids	White Plains / Westchester, NY
Family Pride Coalition - Charlotte Chapter	Cornelius, NC
Triangle Families	Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, NC
The Family Connection	Akron, OH
TOTS (Two Of The Same)	Cincinnati, OH
Gay and Lesbian Parents Group of Central Ohio	Columbus, OH
Momazons	Columbus, OH
Family Pride, OKC	Oklahoma City, OK
Rainbow Families of Tulsa	Oologah, OK
Family Pride Coalition of Southern Oregon	Ashland, OR
Love Makes a Family, Inc.	Portland, OR
Parent Child Circle of Chester County	Downingtown, PA
Northcoast Rainbow Families	Erie, PA
Vision of Hope - Parents Group	Mountville, PA
Philadelphia Family Pride	Philadelphia, PA
Families Like Ours	Pittsburgh, PA
Alternative Families of NE Pennsylvania	Meshoppen, PA
Thomas Fronczak, LICSW	Providence, RI
We Are Family (Referrals ONLY)	Charleston, SC
Alliance For Full Acceptance	Charleston, SC
Chosen Families	Greenville, SC
Nashville Pride Parents Group	Nashville, TN
Rainbowdivas03	Chattanooga, TN
Gulf Coast Council of La Raza	Corpus Chrisiti, TX
Family Pride Coalition DFW	Dallas, TX
Fort Worth Parents Group for Lesbians, Gays and Transgendered	Fort Worth, TX
Family Ties (Referrals ONLY)	Houston, TX
Houston Gay and Lesbian Parents	Houston, TX
Rainbow of Friends	Conroe, TX
Lesbian Moms of San Antonio	San Antonio, TX
Gay/Lesbian Alliance of Central TX	Waco, TX
Wichita Falls Parents Group	Wichita Falls, TX
Gay Fathers Coalition	Richmond, VA
In The Family	Richmond, VA
Lesbian and Co-parents Group	Everett, WA
Gay Fathers Association of Seattle	Seattle, WA
Rainbow Families of Puget Sound	Seattle, WA
Tacoma Lesbian Concern	Tacoma, WA
Families Like Ours	Renton, WA
Lesbian Parents Network	Madison, WI
Rainbow Families - Wisconsin	Sparta, WI