Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Religious Exemptions for Child Welfare Agencies: A License to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Parents and Children

Over the last decade, the LGBTQ community has made major strides toward equality and overt discrimination has become increasingly frowned upon – and in some May 20, 2017

Texas Lawmakers Protect Discrimination Instead of Kids

There are some things that are more important than politics. Some things that, regardless of our chosen spot on the conservative–liberal spectrum, are not subject May 15, 2017

Outspoken Generation Welcomes Maya Ulin-O’Keefe

We’re delighted to welcome Maya Ulin-O’Keefe to our Outspoken Generation Program. We asked Maya to tell us her story, and this is what she wrote: I May 12, 2017

States are Failing Transgender Youth in Foster Care, but Promising Practice Models Exist

The last few years have seen a marked increase in mainstream media coverage of transgender Americans, including civil rights victories. Recent news stories about trans May 11, 2017

5 | Families Formed Through Foster Care

May is National Foster Care Month, so we’re dedicating this episode to hearing from two families formed through foster care. Meet Our Guests The Porter May 9, 2017

Episode #5: Stories of Families Formed Through Foster Care

This month is National Foster Care Month, so we’re dedicating our Outspoken Voices podcast to hearing from two families formed through foster care. Meet Our May 9, 2017

Foster Care Story: Worth Every Minute

May is National Foster Care Month, and today we’re sharing a foster care story from our Drew Pierson, a gay dad in Texas. Here is May 7, 2017

What We Learned Last Week

Dear Family Equality Council Stakeholders, Last week was a rough week for our families, and not just in Washington DC. News spread on Tuesday that May 7, 2017

Author in the Spotlight: Meryl G. Gordon

Meryl G. Gordon was raised on the south shore of Long Island near the beach, which is her favorite place in the world. She graduated from May 4, 2017

Foster Care Story: Our Family is Made With Love!

May is National Foster Care Month, and today we want to share one of our favorite foster care success stories. We asked Nette Archangel, a May 4, 2017

The Equality Act, Reintroduced Today, Is a Necessity for LGBTQ Families

Today we re-introduced the Equality Act, a comprehensive bill that will add protections for the LGBTQ community to existing civil rights statutes. This bill, when May 2, 2017

May is National Foster Care Month: 6 Things LGBTQ Families Should Know

May is National Foster Care Month, and we want to start the month with a look at the facts: On average there are more than May 1, 2017