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Transgender Valentine’s Banquet
The Free Mom Hugs Transgender Valentine’s Banquet is held once a year in Oklahoma City, OK around Valentine’s Day. Founder of Free Mom Hugs, Sara Cunningham, created this event five years ago when she became aware of how often transgender persons miss out on those...
Erin Ritter – Board Member/Chapter Coordinator
I’m Erin McKennah - Ritter, mom of 2 kids, 13 and 9, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and I am still here. I am approaching the end of my graduate program and – fingers crossed – I will be a licensed clinical mental health counselor soon! Becoming Fully Affirming...
SCOTUS Ruling for LGBTQ+ Persons
Guest blogger Cristina Spencer is an author, activist and certified Life Coach. She is a lifelong advocate for gender equality and recently appeared on our Free Mom Hugs Virtual Tour. Cristina joined Sara Cunningham and Kimberly Shappley on one of our most successful...
National Board Member – Jan Pezant
I am Jan Pezant and I serve as secretary on the board of directors for Free Mom Hugs Inc. I met Sara Cunningham in June 2016 when a mutual friend asked me if I wanted to go to Oklahoma City Pride to hug with a group of moms of LGBTQIA+ kids. It was the first year that...
Chosen Family
Guest Blogger Spencer Shoup Chosen family. This is a common phrase inside the queer community that holds glowing hope and agonizing death in the same breath. It means that a queer person has somehow broken from their birth family because of their sexuality or gender,...
Gay Talk 2.0 Podcast
Sara Cunningham talks with the boys at Gay Talk 2.0The Gay Talk 2.0 Podcast airs every Monday, with three friends, Tom, Nick and Chris, who love to sit around a table with cocktails, giving their often times hilarious perspectives on the latest news and current events...
Two Strikes
Laron Chapman is a writer, producer and director from Free Mom Hugs home state of Oklahoma. His film, You People, won Best Oklahoma Film at the 2018 DeadCenter Film Festival. We are grateful for his story and to have him as a our guest blogger. Two strikes. No, that...
The first Pride was a riot.
Special guest blogger: Spencer Shoup. You may recall Spencer's story from one of Sara's snail mail videos. She shared a letter and artwork from a young man sharing how important Sara's videos have been as they have traveled the transiton journey with unsupportive...
Memorial Day Remembrance
Memorial Day is a day we honor and remember those who have died serving our country. When I think of military service and the sacrifice members of our armed services make I can't help but think of the members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have had to fight for the...
That’s a Wrap! – Free Mom Hugs Virtual Tour
That’s a Wrap on The Virtual Tour 2020! How do we possibly describe what the Free Mom Hugs Virtual Tour meant to us? We know what we hoped it would mean to you. It was such a disappointment at so much being cancelled and with so many unknowns in the air. We knew no...
Leader Spotlight: Tara Van Nostrand
Tara works so hard for our Arkansas chapter. She is one of our leaders who is always thinking outside the box. She is eager to learn and is quick to jump in and help anyone else in our organization who needs an idea or a helping hand.We asked Tara to answer some...
Leader Spotlight: Barb Schneider
I love how Barb, one of our leaders in Tennessee, shared her story here. So many of our paths to Free Mom Hugs are filled with heartfelt stories. Barb, thank you for being a part of Free Mom Hugs and helping spread our message and mission. My journey to be supportive...
Leader Spotlight: Kara Richardson
Every day of the Free Mom Hugs Virtual tour we are highlighting our dedicated chapter leaders. Free Mom Hugs would not be the movement we are without their dedication and hard work. Today we get to talk about Kara Richardson from our Arkansas chapter. Tell us about...
