Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Author in the Spotlight: Lerone Landis

LERONE LANDIS Freelance writer Lerone Landis usually writes about film, politics, pop culture and anything LGBT related. Now, Lerone has taken his critic hat off and put the February 15, 2016

Valentine’s Day: What’s Gender Got To Do With It

The short answer is everything. And nothing. The more interesting answer is deeply rooted in how we parents teach our children about love. What is February 11, 2016

Black History Month-Bayard Rustin

In observance of Black History Month, Family Equality Council will be remembering and highlighting people, events and issues that have shaped the lives of many February 9, 2016

Catching Up with Kinsey

Last March, Kinsey Morrison was a bright-eyed Kentucky girl with two mothers who became the star of Family Equality Council’s “Voices of Children” amicus brief January 22, 2016

Welcome New England Advisory Council Member Vicki Ferrara

Attorney Victoria T. Ferrara has been practicing law in Connecticut since 1985. She is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law (1984) and January 20, 2016

Author in the Spotlight: Innosanto Nagara

Innosanto Nagara Innosanto Nagara was born and raised in Indonesia, and moved to the US in 1988 to study zoology and philosophy at UC Davis. January 15, 2016

Welcome New England Advisory Council Member Amanda Holt

Amanda Holt, owner of Body Mechanix Massage has been in business for almost 10 years practicing as a Holistic Health Practitioner. Her focus is providing January 8, 2016

Welcome Southern Advisory Council Member Constance Gordon

Constance Gordon is a social entrepreneur and professional consultant specializing in Entertainment Business Management, Innovation in Business, and Entrepreneurship. Growing up in the small cities December 22, 2015

Welcoming Jennifer Robinson to the Southern Advisory Council

Jennifer Robinson is an immigration lawyer in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she works with immigrant survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse. She graduated from December 17, 2015

Author in the Spotlight: Shyam Selvadurai

Shyam Selvadurai Shyam Selvadurai was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1965. He came to Canada with his family at the age of nineteen. He has December 15, 2015

The Challenges and Joys of Being a Trans Parent

Being a transgender parent can be very challenging, especially when you come out in middle age, lose your job in the middle of transitioning and December 1, 2015

HUD Guidance a Step Toward Housing for All

On November 2, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a notice providing guidance for public housing authorities and owners of federally-assisted November 25, 2015