LGBTQ Family Support groups like Kaleidoscope offer peer to peer support to LGTBQ+ Families whether they are partnered parents, single parents, those considering adoption or surrogacy, pregnant persons, parents of LGBTQ children, and/or allies.
Our Vision Statement reflects that of the Family Equality Council.
We envision a future where all Oklahoman LGBTQ families, regardless of creation or composition, live in a community that recognizes, respects, protects, and values them. Kaleidoscope was created in the hopes of creating strong community connections between central Oklahoma City families. We wholeheartedly believe that support & representation matters.
We envision a world in which every LGBTQ person has the right and the opportunity to form and sustain a loving family, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, geography, socioeconomic status, disability, or the intersection of those characteristics. We envision systems of service & support within Oklahoma that are free of discrimination and that maximize opportunities for LGBTQ youth needing permanency and LGBTQ adults seeking family formation through adoption, foster care, assisted reproductive technology or other means.
Kaleidoscope is intended for single & partnered LGBTQ+ parents, LBTGQ+ identifying children, parents of LBTGQ+ identifying children, those who are on their LGBTQ+ conception journey, as well as allies and family members.
The support group meets monthly for playdates at the park and also indoors at the Thrive Mama Collective in Plaza District OKC. Kaleidoscope was created by and is facilitated by Jennifer Jenkins.
Lesbian Health & Research Center
GLMA – Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere (Colage)
National Conferences for Families with Gender Diverse and Transgender Children and Teens
Family Equality LGBTQ+ Resource Library
Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People
Chiropractic Care
– Dr. Kimberly Ghelarducci, DC At Ghelarducci Chiropractic & Family Wellness
Doula Support
– Angelina Dunn at Doula Care OKC
– Juliet Henson at Empowered Lotus Doula Services
Health and Wellness
– OKC Birth and Wellness Center
– Thrive Mama Collective
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 866-488-7386.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 1-800-273-TALK.