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Family Diversity Projects
@diversityprojects.bsky.social
A nationally known social justice & arts nonprofit devoted to helping challenge transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, misogyny, racism, and more. We combat ignorance, bullying, and hatred with compassion and a unique, arts-based model for public education.
A big thank you to I'm From Driftwood for sharing Peggy's incredible story & for the important work they do! youtu.be/14q4_Q1u834
School District Tried to Erase LGBTQIA+ Families–And Failed
YouTube video by ImFromDriftwood
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July 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We are thrilled to join @familyequality.org for an important discussion about the State of LGBTQ+ Families today at 3pm during #familyweek.

The panel will explore where we've been, where we are, and what it will take to build a more just and affirming future for LGBTQ+ families.
July 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Visit us at familydiversityprojects.org for more about our books and how to host our exhibits in your schools (pre-K through 12), colleges, libraries, houses of worship, museums, companies, conferences & more.
July 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
As #FamilyWeek approaches, we’re grateful for @family_equality who 30 years ago launched Family Week, now co-organized with @colageinc. It remains a powerful gathering. From policy change to storytelling, @family_equality continues to fight so all families can thrive.
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July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨
Peggy Gillespie Is the Anti-DeSantis, Anti-Trump, Pro-Love Hero We Need 🌈💥

She’s been amplifying LGBTQIA+ families and multiracial families for over 30 years—long before it was trendy or tolerated.
June 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Thank you for hosting us @queerfampod.bsky.social - if y'all don't listen to The Queer Family Podcast yet, click that Follow button. You can thank us when you stop laughing (laughing with us, not at us)!
🎤 Peggy Gillespie has been out here disrupting the status quo for decades—and she’s still going strong. From founding Family Diversity Projects to changing hearts in classrooms nationwide, Peggy is the blueprint.

🌈 Representation. Storytelling. Action. That's what she does. That's who she is.
June 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We are days away from the annual Night at the Pier where Peggy Gillespie, co-founder/director of FDP, a national nonprofit organization devoted to helping eliminate discrimination, will receive the Hostetter-Habib Family Award. Congrats Peggy & thank you @familyequality.org - see you May 12th!
May 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Sharing some highlights from the 2024 @familyequality.org Night at the Pier to get everyone even more excited for May 12!
May 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Why is Family Diversity Project's co-founder Peggy Gillespie receiving the Hostetter-Habib Family Award? Well... after 30+ years of advocating for diversity and inclusion, why WOULDN'T she?!? Congratulations, Peggy, and thank you @familyequality.org !
May 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We are beyond thrilled to see Peggy receive this incredible award from an INCREDIBLE organization! Thank you @familyequality.org for the amazing work you do & for this honor.
May 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
March 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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March is Bisexual Health Awareness Month! 💜💙💗

This month is about raising awareness about about the bisexual+ community’s social, economic, and health disparities.
March 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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On March 4, for the second time since the start of the 2025 state legislative session, over 200 hundred LGBTQ Georgians and their allies descended on the State Capitol in downtown Atlanta as at least seven anti-LGBTQ bills inched closer to becoming law.
LGBTQ Advocates Rally, Resist ‘Tsunami of Anti-Trans Hate’ at ‘Pride To The Capitol’ | GLAAD
On March 4, for the second time since the start of the 2025 state legislative session, over 200 hundred LGBTQ Georgians and their allies descended on the State Capitol in downtown Atlanta as at least ...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Here are my thoughts on Trump’s Joint Address to Congress last night.
Rep. McBride’s Thoughts on Trump’s Joint Address to Congress
YouTube video by Congresswoman Sarah McBride
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March 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
FDP tells stories of real people through eight award-winning, traveling photo-text exhibits and books including LOVE MAKES A FAMILY: Portraits of LGBTQ People and their Families and AUTHENTIC SELVES: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and their Families.

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March 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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The Stonewall Uprising – a monumental moment in the fight for LGBTQ rights – would not have happened without the leadership of transgender and gender non-conforming people. The tireless work of Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and countless other trans women of color paved the way and
February 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Stonewall means “fight back.” 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

You cannot divide us, and you cannot erase queer and transgender people from our histories.

Stonewall sparked the modern-day LGBTQ+ rights movement because trans women of color had had enough, pushed back, and spoke out for liberation.
February 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The tireless work of Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and countless other trans women of color paved the way and continue to inspire us. You can try to erase our history, but we will never forget those who came before us and we will continue to fight for all those who will come after us. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
February 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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New Yorkers showed up today at a protest planned in less than 24 hours to speak out against the Trump administrations’s removal of transgender and queer people from the Stonewall National Monument website.
February 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Family Diversity Projects is a nationally known social justice & arts nonprofit devoted to helping challenge transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, misogyny, racism, and more. Our mission is to combat ignorance, bullying, and hatred with education and compassion.
February 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM