Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

The Mommy Economy: A Review of The Feminine Mistake

“Motherhood is a state of being, not a job description.” – Sara NelsonWhen I announced to one of my sisters that Jeanine and I plan September 9, 2008

Barney Frank: Palin Playing Politics with Family Values

The following Op-Ed, penned by US Representative Barney Frank, ran in The Boston Globe. It examines the relevance of Palin’s personal life in this presidential September 8, 2008

Team Equality Spotlight: Dustin Kight

What is your role at Family Equality Council? I’ve worn many hats in my time at Family Equality Council–we’ve grown so much! I’m now the September 3, 2008

Sharing Our Stories on YouTube.

Time and time again, we talk about the importance of sharing our families’ stories. When each of us share our story, we change hearts and September 2, 2008

John Selig Outspoken Podcast Interview with Tom & Travis Knoll – A Gay Dad and His 17-Year Old Son

I just uploaded two new episodes of my John Selig Outspoken podcast this weekend that feature a 2-part interview with Tom and Travis Knoll, a September 1, 2008

Del Martin, LGBT rights pioneer, passes away with wife, Phyllis, at her side

(Phyllis Lyon, left, with her wife Del Martin, right, after being the first same-sex couple to marry in California in 2004.) The LGBT community has August 27, 2008

The NEW Family Equality Council Blog!

It’s been nearly 2 years (and 760 posts) since we launched The Family Equality Council Blog back in 2006. Since then, 126,000 people from around August 27, 2008

Family Equality Council on Perez Hilton!

Didn’t think we were hip enough to be on Perez Hilton’s blog? Think again! Seeing is believing, so click here. We thank Perez for highlighting August 26, 2008

Ellen and Portia to have children?

Will there soon be another high-profile LGBT family in Hollywood? A recent article in GenQ by Natalie Kalow suggests that Ellen and Portia may be August 26, 2008

Team Equality Spotlight: Nina Selvaggio

As part of our continuing Team Equality Spotlight series, we were excited to sit down with Family Equality Council’s Nina Selvaggio. What is your role August 26, 2008

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Banned Books Week will be observed September 27 through October 4. This year marks BBW’s 27th anniversary. The American Library Association describes the event as August 26, 2008

Gun range shoots down gay families.

Over the weekend, I read an interesting article in the Dallas Voice about gay families (and, for that matter, any other non-Mom/Dad families such as August 25, 2008