Family Acceptance Project

06/19/2026

Congratulations to the Family Acceptance Project’s fabulous artist - Sam Kirk - who designed the murals for the Obama Presidential Center’s basketball court. We’re not the only ones who love Sam’s art!!
https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals/2026/06/12/chicago-murals-sam-kirk-dorian-sylvain-theaster-gates-obama-center?fbclid=IwY2xjawShZxJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFPbElsbGdVTEl1dXZHTXpoc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoPtHuOY_YVBsBj2CnaVmCNDOCIs6J-bhBCSqy-XnxV54Wh0U0Q8IiQloPZf_aem_Ar3-IuGHqq7_A401kyAayA&utm_campaign=mrf-facebook-thechicagosuntimes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202606126a2c920a9031c17e25a655f0

Dorian Sylvain of Hyde Park and Sam Kirk of Little Village say they can't wait to see the public playing ball on Home Court.

02/18/2026

Happy Lunar New Year!

02/01/2026

I’m looking forward to speaking at the California Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Conference on the Family Acceptance Project’s approach to help families to support their LGBTQ children on February 7 - https://afcc-ca.org/afcc-california-2026-annual-conference/

01/30/2026

01/30/2026

Exciting that after two years of planning, we are preparing to launch the Family Acceptance Project’s (FAP) family support program for Lakota Two-Spirit and LGBTQ youth to help caregivers to decrease family rejection and increase family acceptance and support for their 2SLGBTQ children. We are launching our Lakota-FAP program - Tiwahe Tewichaglapi (the “family loves them” in Lakota) – on the Pine Ridge Reservation and in Rapid City, South Dakota with our community advisory board and facilitator training. Stay tuned for more news as we start to implement this exciting program!

10/16/2025

FREE ONLINE FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ YOUTH OF COLOR (ages 14-25) & CAREGIVERS - Family Acceptance Project
Learn skills, decrease rejection, prevent health risks, increase acceptance & earn up to $260 for your feedback - Familyacceptanceproject @ umich.edu

10/14/2025

Join Born This Way Foundation’s webinar to learn how families can create affirming spaces and build lasting connections. October 15, 2025 | 12–1 PM EST Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/signin #/login

10/12/2025

FREE ONLINE FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ YOUTH OF COLOR (14-25) & CAREGIVERS

Learn skills, decrease rejection, prevent health risks, increase acceptance & earn up to $260 for your feedback - Familyacceptanceproject @ umich.edu

06/15/2025

The Family Acceptance Project (FAP) is providing a 9-hour training with 9 CEs for mental health practitioners on implementing FAP’s evidence-based family support model. Sessions include: guidance on using FAP’s culturally grounded assessment measures, providing organizational safety and support for LGBTQ children and youth, developing and implementing a family support plan and providing psychoeducation for racially and religiously diverse families, including families that reject their LGBTQ children. June 17, 18 and 20 from 9 am – 12:15 pm - https://www.genderhealthtraining.com/fap-trauma-informed-care - hosted by Rainbow Connections

06/15/2025

Dr. Caitlin Ryan from the Family Acceptance Project talks about supporting LGBTQ youth during precarious times in the Bay Area Parent, June, pages 16-18 - https://eedition.bayareaparent.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=e7047ce3-3018-423b-aa29-82f57265de60