Recent Blog Posts

  • Next month a big month for our family
    Next month a big month for our family
    Breaking my post-absence… :), The California State Supreme Court just set the date to hear oral arguments on marriage equality: March 4 . The court February 6, 2008
  • OUTSpoken Action for Cupid’s Favorite Holiday!
    OUTSpoken Action for Cupid’s Favorite Holiday!
    This coming week’s (slated for February 10-16th.) “way to be OUTSpoken” is to make valentines with your family picture and send them to your friends, family, February 6, 2008
  • Bon Voyage! We’re Going to Detroit!
    Bon Voyage! We’re Going to Detroit!
    In 45 minutes, four of the six Family Equality Council staff members attending this year’s Creating Change conference are boarding a plane for Detroit! We’re February 5, 2008
  • Freedom to Marry week right around the corner!
    Freedom to Marry week right around the corner!
    It’s that time again! Freedom to Marry week is February 10-16. According to Freedom to Marry: Every year, right around Pres. Lincoln’s Birthday and Valentine’s February 4, 2008
  • how does health care impact your family?
    how does health care impact your family?
    Pride at Work is asking families to participate in their health care survey. They wrote: Poll after poll show working families view health care as February 2, 2008
  • Today is the day!
    Today is the day!
    We at the Family Equality Council are pumped to announce that today is the beginning of “Dive Into Diversity Days: National Diversity Book Month for February 1, 2008
  • Dive In to Diversity with the Family Equality Council!
    Dive In to Diversity with the Family Equality Council!
    This week’s “way to be OUTSpoken” is to participate in National Children’s Book Week, slated for February 3-9th. Whether it’s from a sitcom or a February 1, 2008
  • Family Equality Council reacts to Arkansas ballot initiative
    Family Equality Council reacts to Arkansas ballot initiative
    The Family Equality Council just released this statement: The Family Council Action Committee has launched a campaign to unduly restrict the number of foster and January 31, 2008
  • research released on same-sex couples, children
    research released on same-sex couples, children
    This week, the William Institute at the UCLA School of Law released a new research study regarding the estimated 50,000 same-sex couples living in the January 31, 2008
  • Let California Ring
    Let California Ring
    California could very well be the next state to allow full marriage equality. Of course my state already has a domestic partnership law that offers January 30, 2008
  • Subprime Mortgage Crisis Meets LGBTQ Families?
    Subprime Mortgage Crisis Meets LGBTQ Families?
    I’ve been doing some poking around online about the subprime mortgage crisis, specificially looking to see if there are reports of it affecting LGBTQ couples/families January 29, 2008
  • Watch out February 1st! HERE WE COME!
    Watch out February 1st! HERE WE COME!
    Get excited folks! On Friday, we are launching our very first action of the year. February 1st marks the beginning of Dive Into Diversity Days: January 28, 2008