The Families

Family Love

Advocating for LGBTQ+ Families
Laura and Jackie looking at a bulletin board with family photos from the queer couples they helped

Countless gay families were impacted in Utah and across the country when states began passing laws to make it illegal for gay couples to adopt. As the laws changed, the families that secured second-parent adoptions continued to courageously raise their children.

The Coleman and Hough Family
The Coleman-Houghton Family
The Coleman and Hough Family
The Coleman-Houghton Family
The Critchley and Roberts Family
The Critchley-Roberts Family
The Critchley and Roberts Family
The Critchley-Roberts Family
The Hoffman Family
The Hoffman Family
The Hoffman Family
The Hoffman Family
The Butterfield Family
The Butterfield Family
The Butterfield family at a pride march
The Butterfield Family
Smith-McRae
The Smith-McRae Family
The Sanders Family
The Sanders Family
Scovel and Eyre Family
The Scovel-Eyre Family
The Lundin and Kopp Family
The Lundin-Kopp Family
Wangsgard Family
The Wangsgard Family
The Pearce and Clawson Family
The Pearce-Clawson Family
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25 years ago two Utah lesbians — a lawyer and a lawmaker — used “straight law” and grassroots politics to fight for the rights of queer couples to create families.
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The stories of Jackie, Laura and the brave families they helped as they lay the foundation for what’s possible – and a road map for the battle ahead.

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