Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Celebrating 40 Years of Family Equality!

This year, Family Equality Council celebrates our 40th Anniversary! Founded in 1979 at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, the organization January 7, 2019

29 | Desperately Seeking Queer Characters

Meet the Guests Sadie Epstein-Fine was born in 1992 to her two moms, surrounded by eleven other women in their home in Toronto. Raised going January 1, 2019

B is for Boundaries this Holiday Season

Guest Blog by: Luna Malbroux, Storytelling Project Manager at Family Equality Council Every year, as November comes around the corner, my muscles start to tighten December 20, 2018

Family Equality Sponsor Spotlight: EMD Serono

Family Equality Council is thrilled and honored to have the support of corporations who both serve our communities and elevate our work through their contributions December 20, 2018

28 | Up for Debate

Meet the Guests Kinsey Morrison is a graduate of Stanford University. She has been a civil rights activist since 2015, when she spoke outside the December 18, 2018

Our Storytelling Partnership with acowsay cinema

Storytelling is a key part of Family Equality’s work. Stories, when shared from a place of truth and vulnerability, have the power to raise awareness, December 17, 2018

27 | Bisexual Parents Rock

Meet the Guests Lynnette McFadzen is president of BiNet USA. Since 1994, the national 501c3 for the bisexual+ community. Lynnette is also the creator and December 4, 2018

The Power of Our Stories: Reflections on World AIDS Day

Today Family Equality Council joins millions around the world in recognizing World AIDS Day. Beginning in 1988, World AIDS Day became a way to raise December 1, 2018

Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign Members tell HHS: Do NOT provide South Carolina with a license to discriminate!

76 Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign members and allies have sent a letter to HHS’ Secretary Alex Azar with a clear message: Discrimination harms November 20, 2018

26 | We Chose Each Other

Meet the Guests Courter Simmons is an actor and singer, who is also known as the drag persona Cacophony Daniels. Raised in California, he’s lived November 20, 2018

Why Our Family is Thrilled About OurShelves, a New LGBTQ-Affirming Book Subscription Service

Guest Author: Tati Quiroga, Director of National Family Networks at Family Equality Council Like many households, story time is a staple of our bedtime routine. As November 15, 2018

Health Care Isnt a Privilege. Its a right.

Health Care is a Right, not a Privilege: Disparities in the LGBTQ Community

Now until December 15th is the time for open enrollment with Healthcare.gov. At Family Equality we’re working with Out2Enroll to encourage all LGBTQ people to November 14, 2018