[3] The magazine was founded by Laura Markowitz, a National Magazine Award-winning writer and editor who covered the field of family therapy as a senior editor for the Family Therapy Networker (now called Psychotherapy Networker).
In the Family Magazine was originally subtitled The Magazine for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Their Relations, but changed to The Magazine for Queer People and Their Loved Ones as the publication began more regularly to cover issues related to transgender people and their families.
EBSCO Publishing licensed the full text of In the Family Magazine for its online databases.
[4] ProQuest acquired the nonexclusive rights to distribute In the Family Magazine content through its Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, and Alt PressWatch databases.
[6] From 1998-2001, In the Family Magazine sponsored annual conferences for mental health professionals.