Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

President Obama Issues Proclamation for Nation Foster Care Month

Late last week, President Obama issued a proclamation declaring May 2014 as National Foster Care Month. In his statement, the president commended the thousands of May 6, 2014

Our Experience at the Easter Egg Roll

We are on the plane heading home and I am exhausted. One of our daughters has fallen asleep next to me – she has flown April 24, 2014

Danish Supermodel, Josephine Skriver, Joins the Outspoken Generation Program

For Immediate Release April 3, 2014 Contact: Cindi Creager, CreagerCole Communications(646) 279-4559, cindi@creagercole.com “It’s important for me to use my voice to help the April 3, 2014

Mississippi’s “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” Doesn’t Restore Religious Freedoms

Mississippi’s legislature just passed the so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act”. I say “so-called” because the Act does not actually restore anyone’s religious freedoms. What the April 2, 2014

When Man Plans, the Universe Laughs: A Gay Dad’s Tale

There were many things in life I thought I would be.As a young child, the world seemed so BIG and possible.There never appeared to be March 20, 2014

Michigander making a life in Minnesota

The below letter was written by Kent Love-Ramirez in response to an opinion piece featured in Michigan’s Grand Rapids Business Journal. The article March 6, 2014

Michigan Marriage Case Focuses on Children

Today, a federal district court in Michigan begins hearing testimony challenging the state’s ban on allowing same-sex couples to marry. Opponents of marriage equality are, February 24, 2014

A New and Better Way for LGBTQ Parents to Connect

Parenthood can often feel like an isolating experience. Being part of a community is a critical part of finding support, building connections, and leveraging February 24, 2014

Becca Gorman Gets Outspoken for Change

Our newest Outspoken Generation member, Becca Gorman, is making strides towards equality at the age of 15. She might be young, but her advocacy to February 18, 2014

And Baby Makes Seven

On June 24, 2011, Governor Cuomo signed the Marriage Equality Act into law, making New York the sixth US state to give gay and lesbian January 8, 2014

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Issues New Rule Allowing Same Sex Couples and other Domestic Partners to File Joint Customs Declaration Forms

This morning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, published a rule updating its definition of “members of a December 17, 2013

Department of Education Announces that Same-Sex Marriages will be Recognized in the Federal Student Loan Process

Early this afternoon, the Department of Education announced that they will now recognize marriages of same-sex couples for federal student aid programming purposes, including on December 13, 2013