Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Vance Limits Employer Liability for Harassment in the Workplace

In addition to the marriage cases, Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor, the US Supreme Court heard a number of cases dealing with discrimination. One such June 27, 2013

October 1 Open Enrollment for Obama Care

On October 1, 2013, the Health Insurance Marketplace provided under the Affordable Care Act will open for enrollment. LGBT families may want to avail themselves June 27, 2013

Future of Affirmative Action Unclear

On Monday, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in one of the many civil rights cases before it this term. Fisher v. University of Texas June 25, 2013

New Data on Housing Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples

On Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the first nationwide study on discrimination in housing markets against lesbian, June 21, 2013

The Starling-Littlefield Family Meets The President

My family had the honor of joining President Obama for lunch in the State Dining Room at The White House June 14, 2013 for a June 17, 2013

The Gay After Tomorrow

It should come as no surprise that the Supreme Court did not issue rulings this week on two critical gay rights cases, Hollingsworth v. Perry June 14, 2013

Showing Pride In My Family

It was a school project that became a teachable moment about being proud of your family- not just for my kids, but also for me. June 3, 2013

Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Currently, there are more than 400,000 youth in the U.S. foster care system, 104,000 of whom are available for adoption. Children end up in foster May 30, 2013

A Gay Dad on the Landmark Boy Scouts Decision: “It’s a Hollow Victory”

It’s Memorial Day weekend and I spent the drizzly, grey morning on a hike in the woods of Western Massachusetts with my twin 5-year old boys. We found May 28, 2013

I Wasn’t like Everybody Else

When I came out in the late 80s I felt like there was no place for me. It was considered a really rebellious thing to May 23, 2013

Getting Hitched in (LGBT) KidLit

Massachusetts… Connecticut… Iowa… Vermont… New Hampshire… New York… Maine… Maryland… Washington… Rhode Island… Delaware… Minnesota. There may be fifty states, but these are my favorite May 15, 2013

Welcome Legal Intern Abbe Klezer

Hello all! My name is Abbe Klezer and I am a new intern here at Family Equality Council. I have just completed my second year May 13, 2013