After making headlines for trading modern life for 1880s homesteading on the reality series Back to the Frontier, Jason and Joe Hanna-Riggs—better known as @2_dallas_dads—are back in the spotlight for something a little more modern, colorful, and joy-filled: their annual trip to Family Week in Provincetown.
The married couple, who are raising twin sons and advocating for LGBTQ+ family visibility, recently shared throwback and current photos from this year’s gathering in Ptown, the world’s largest event for queer families.
“One of our favorite traditions,” they wrote on Instagram, “where 500+ LGBTQ+ families from all over the world come together to celebrate, connect, and just be us.”
For the Hanna-Riggs family, the contrast couldn’t be more poetic.
On Back to the Frontier, which premiered on HBO Max and Magnolia Network, the couple and their boys gave up 21st-century comforts to live as 1880s pioneers—no phones, no running water, no electricity.
The show stirred up conservative backlash from voices like Franklin Graham, who accused the show of pushing a so-called “anti-Christian agenda” by featuring a same-sex family in the cast.
But in Provincetown, there’s no such controversy—just rainbow flags, face paint, drag story hours, and hundreds of families who look a lot like theirs.
“Watching our boys see so many families that look like ours is so meaningful,” they wrote, adding that the love and community they find during Family Week stays with them all year long.
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Family Week is more than just a vacation—it’s a vibrant celebration of inclusion and the evolving landscape of queer parenthood.
For the Hanna-Riggs family, it also marks a full-circle moment: from advocating for equal parenting rights when their sons were born via surrogacy in 2014, to now starring on national television and being recognized as co-parents in every sense of the word.
Jason shared with Queerty that he was inspired to join the TV show after seeing other gay dads in promotional material and wanting to contribute to positive representation.
And represent they did—on both the dusty frontier and the sandy shores of Ptown.
“We traveled back with two other families to give up modern comforts and embark on a journey back to the 1800s,” they wrote of the show.
Now, their newest posts are filled with sunshine, pride flags, and pure queer joy—proof that no matter the setting, the strength of their family remains unshakable.
“We can’t wait to be back next summer,” they wrote of Family Week. Judging by the love pouring in from their community, neither can we.