Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court Nomination is Bad for the LGBTQ Community

Having been in office for just 12 days, President Trump has already demonstrated why the United States Supreme Court is such a critically important check February 1, 2017

Why I March, and What To Do Next

Last Saturday, along with more than 500,000 people in DC and an estimated 5 million worldwide, I participated in the Women’s March on Washington. I January 27, 2017

This Is Why I March: Creating Change in Philly

I spent last week at Creating Change, a massive LGBTQ movement conference filled with soaring moments of inspiring speakers, heavy stories of the struggles our January 23, 2017

Too High a Price: 5 Reasons Family Equality Council Opposes Rep Tom Price’s Nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services

Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP Committee) held the first of two confirmation hearings for Rep. Tom Price, President-elect Trump’s January 18, 2017

Author in the Spotlight: Debbie Cenziper

DEBBIE CENZIPER  Debbie Cenziper is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter based in Washington, D.C. She has worked at The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and The Charlotte January 15, 2017

Will Betsy DeVos Support LGBTQ Students and Federal Civil Rights Protections as Secretary of Education?

On January 17, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP Committee) will hold a one-day confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump’s nomination of January 13, 2017

Tell the Senate: Ben Carson is Unqualified to Lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Carson’s Extreme Views on Poverty and LGBTQ Rights Undermine HUD’s Mission On Thursday January 12, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold January 11, 2017

Episode #1: Parental Engagement: Empowering our kids to navigate changing school climates

For our January podcast, we are continuing the conversation started in November about the impact of the election on LGBTQ families. This week, in Part January 10, 2017

1 | Parental Engagement: Empowering Our Kids to Navigate Changing School Climates

The inaugural episode of Season 1 talks about the ways parents can help children navigate the changing climate in schools. This is a powerful, inspiring January 10, 2017

Attorney General Nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions – Not “The People’s Lawyer”

Sessions’ Decades-Long Record on LGBTQ Rights and Civil Rights Is Troubling and Demonstrates That He Is Too Divisive, Too Extreme, and Will Not Protect the January 9, 2017

A Letter to Our Supporters, as 2017 Approaches

Dear Family Equality Council friends and supporters, I joined Family Equality Council as CEO in July of this year, and I truly love this job. December 30, 2016

On 2017: Countering Bad News With Gratitude

Today, the last Tuesday of 2016, I imagine many of you share in two things I’m feeling: gratitude for a holiday weekend spent with family, December 27, 2016