Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

a life we lost — how you can help

I spent Labor Day weekend visiting friends in New York. Despite having grown up in South Carolina, almost all of my high school friends live September 4, 2007

september: a historic month for equality?

If your Labor Day gatherings were anything like mine, a certain bathroom sex scandal was the topic of choice. As summer unofficially comes to a September 4, 2007

Family Pride welcomes “Families Joined by Love”

As a newcomer to the Family Pride blog, I’d like to thank David for inviting me to make a guest contribution. I’m Xan, Vice President September 3, 2007

anti-family equality organization sends mixed message

This morning I was reading an article about the ongoing marriage battle in California. The article quoted VoteYesMarriage.com, an anti-gay family equality organization dedicated to September 2, 2007

parents appeal decision upholding diversity in classrooms – how does your school measure up?

In Family Pride’s own backyard, two sets of Lexington, MA parents are in the process of appealing a claim that public schools are “indoctrinating children September 1, 2007

LGBTQ parents react to the Larry Craig scandal

There has been so much in the news about the Larry Craig scandal. In case you have been living under a rock, he’s the Republican August 31, 2007

GLBT Families and the Pressure to Be Perfect

We’re excited to bring this guest post by Cindy Rizzo, Director of Grantmaking Programs for the Arcus Foundation. The battle for GLBT family recognition and August 30, 2007

win fabulous prizes in our Family Poetry Contest!

We are thrilled to announce Family Pride’s first ever Family Poetry Contest! Starting today, we are accepting poetry submissions based on the theme, “love is….” August 29, 2007

pro-gay banner slashed at neighborhood church

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. A thousand words is a conservative estimate for this picture, snapped outside a Neighborhood Church in August 27, 2007

Family Pride goes “down under” with Daniel Robinson

Hello everyone! My name is Daniel and I am writing to introduce myself as a new team member here at Family Pride. I hopped onboard August 26, 2007

what’s going on in Fort Lauderdale?

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Nuagle’s continuing anti-LGBTQ crusade just kicked things into high-gear at a recent press conference. To read the full story, check out August 25, 2007

transgender Americans and the fight for equal rights

With Special Permission from Alex Blaze of the Bilerico Project, we are reproducing this powerful post in the Family Pride Blog to share with all August 24, 2007