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A planned series of powerful, short award-winning documentary films that show how ethnically and religiously diverse families learn to support and accept their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children – informed by the Family Acceptance Project’s groundbreaking research.
Always My Son

Always My Son

Always My Son

Ed was a Marine. When his gender non-conforming son came out to his Mexican American family at 14, Ed and his wife, Elizabeth, didn’t talk about it until a crisis made them realize their son’s life was at risk. They went to 15 churches until they found one that would support their gay son. A moving story of how one family changed their lives and their community.

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 (15 mins.)
“Deeply moving” – The Advocate 
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Always My Son

Ed was a Marine. When his gender non-conforming son came out to his Mexican American family at 14, Ed and his wife, Elizabeth, didn’t talk about it until a crisis made them realize their son’s life was at risk. They went to 15 churches until they found one that would support their gay son. A moving story of how one family changed their lives and their community.

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Families Are Forever

Families Are Forever

Families Are Forever

Tom and Wendy were devout Mormon parents living in a conservative community: Attending church every Sunday, raising 5 children and actively serving in their ward. Then one day, Wendy read 13-year-old Jordan’s diary and discovered he was gay. What happened next changed their lives forever.

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(20 mins.)
“Riveting” – Salt Lake Tribune
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Families Are Forever

Tom and Wendy were devout Mormon parents living in a conservative community: Attending church every Sunday, raising 5 children and actively serving in their ward. Then one day, Wendy read 13-year-old Jordan’s diary and discovered he was gay. What happened next changed their lives forever.

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Purchase the Family Home Version of “Families Are Forever” here.
Educational and Institutional Versions will be coming soon.
Contact us for information on the films here.
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