Five leading national organizations that advocate for LGBTQ families joined forces on a new report, Relationships at Risk: Why We Need to Update State Parentage Laws to Protect Children and Families: Movement Advancement Project (MAP), COLAGE, Family Equality, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and NCLR. The report explains how the current patchwork of parentage laws across … Read more
Camp Highlight is a camp for kids who have LGBTQ+ parents. They offer a one week sleep-away camp for children ages 8-15. We currently have space available for rookies (ages 8-10) and juniors (ages 11 and 12). We are located in Warnersville, Pennsylvania. This year our camp will run from August 13th-August 20th. It costs … Read more
Over the past two weeks Sussex Pride has reached out to every person running for the position of School Board across Delaware with a few questions regarding their policies towards LGBTQ+ people. With the elections fast approaching on May 9th we have compiled a list of every response we received, separated out by county and … Read more
Sussex Pride Families are planning to set up regular monthly play dates. These events are for all interested families that have younger kids. Currently the group includes families with LGBTQ parents, families with LGBTQ+ kids, and sometimes a combination of both. If you are interested in being part of the play dates please email info@sussexpride.org … Read more
Deepen your family’s anti-racism work with tangible, age-appropriate actions for parents, caregivers, and children that can start or continue conversations about Black history, Black excellence, race and racism. Family Equality Council has developed an Anti-Racist Toolkit that is available online. The toolkit seeks to empower families to deepen their anti-racism work through tangible, age-appropriate opportunities … Read more
A new group is forming for parents of trans children and teens in Sussex County, Delaware. We’re excited to connect parents and learn what kind of support they would like. We’re kicking things of with a group dinner that will take place in October. We’ve also launched a google group for parents of trans kids. … Read more
Sussex Pride is one of many organizations that will be receiving a grant from the Born This Way Foundation. Born This Way Foundation leverages innovative programming and partnerships to model, convene, and support healthy conversations about mental wellness, to connect youth with resources and services that support their mental health – online and offline, and … Read more
Matt Ford, DETV 28 News, recently hosted a discussion on support for LGBTQ+ Youth and their families in Delaware. He was joined by Jim Bianchetta, President, PFLAG Wilmington, Sally McBride, Co-Chair, PTK Delaware, Stacy Shamburger, LMSW Director, Life Lines, West End Neighborhood House Inc., and Amy and Milo Morton – two family members who have … Read more