Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Mississippi’s Anti-LGBTQ Law to Take Effect Following Circuit Court Decision

Mississippi HB 1523 grants a license to discriminate against LGBTQ residents and places already at-risk children in greater danger In a disappointing setback to LGBTQ October 4, 2017

Author in the Spotlight: Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds

Chaz Harris & Adam Reynolds ADAM REYNOLDS is a filmmaker and writer from Wellington, New Zealand. In 2014, he directed the acclaimed short film October 2, 2017

Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day! Five Resources for Bi+ Visibility

Today — September 23 — is Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day, a day for us to recognize and celebrate bisexual history, and the bisexual+ people in our September 22, 2017

Family Equality Council Announces Appointment of Brent Wright as Chief Operating Officer

As Family Equality Council looks ahead to an exciting new period of growth, we’re delighted to announce that our long-time Chief Program Officer, Brent Wright, September 22, 2017

Poll: Americans Oppose LGBTQ Discrimination by Federally-Funded Adoption Agencies

New survey data released by the Public Religion Research Institute demonstrates that a large majority of Americans believe federally-funded adoption agencies should be barred from discriminating against September 15, 2017

Protecting LGBTQ Students: 5 Tips for Effective Advocacy in Your School District

As many parents do, I try to instill the values of kindness and fairness in my young children. We live near Washington DC, so I September 15, 2017

Author in the Spotlight: Michelle Darné

This month, Southern Regional Manager Tatiana Quiroga interviewed author Michelle Darné about her new book Parent Deleted. Tatiana Quiroga: What motivated you to write this book September 15, 2017

Episode #9: Planning for College

On this month’s Outspoken Voices podcast, we talk to three financial professionals about how to plan and save for college. All of our guests make September 12, 2017

9 | Planning for College

On this month’s Outspoken Voices podcast, we talk to three financial professionals about how to plan and save for college. All of our guests make September 11, 2017

Episode #8 (Part 2): Stories Behind the Every Child Deserves a Family Act

This month we’re focusing our attention on the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (or ECDF) – a bill that was recently introduced in Congress August 24, 2017

8 | Stories Behind the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (Part 2)

This month we’re focusing our attention on the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (or ECDF) – a bill that was recently introduced in Congress August 23, 2017

Bringing LGBTQ Families Together in Austin, Texas

“Changing hearts and minds” — This is a core mission of the Family Equality Council that my family learned about when we attended our first August 21, 2017