Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

New Law Backs Transgender Residents

In many states, transgender rights are slow to come by. While differences in sexual orientation may be protected from discrimination, gender identity is often left July 2, 2012

New French Government Plans to Legalize Marriage Equality and Adoption

The new French government is living up to its promises to the LGBT community! As a follow-up to an earlier story, in which we mentioned July 2, 2012

Who would use Love for Hate? One Anti-Gay Attack Ad’s Irreverent Use of a Wedding Picture

Anti-gay hate takes many forms, but reusing a picture of a loving couple as a political attack ad without their consent is certainly going too June 29, 2012

43 Years of Progress: The Stonewall Riots

Amidst the celebration over the SCOTUS decision on affordable healthcare, it is important to remember another reason that today is special for LGBT families. On June 28, 2012

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

Today, in a surprise 5-4 decision, with the traditionally conservative Chief Justice Roberts writing the opinion for the majority, the Supreme Court upheld the main June 28, 2012

How the Affordable Care Act Impacts Our Families

Here’s how we determined that over 80,000 young people raised by LGBT parents have likely been able to access health insurance through the expansion of June 27, 2012

Christian group backs away from ex-gay therapy

Is it possible for an infamous hate group to become more progressive? In a strange turn of events, this may have just happened. Notorious anti-gay June 27, 2012

Openly Gay Father Grabs the Democratic Nomination in New York’s 18th District!

In New York’s 18th district, Sean Patrick Maloney, an openly gay attorney, has won the Democratic nomination for a U.S. House seat. With help from June 27, 2012

Airman, partner united in civil union at military base

In one of the first civil unions on a military to take place since the repeal of DADT, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erwynn Umali and June 26, 2012

Malaysia LGBT community demanding rights, end to discrimination

LGBT individuals are struggling for their rights in Malaysia. While the government has been denouncing the LGBT community by denying that the constitution protects against June 26, 2012

General Motors’ LGBT-Friendly Move Causes Controversy, Then Triumph

Controversy erupted after General Motors raised a flag atop its Fort Wayne, Indiana truck factory in honor of Pride Month. General Motors, however, stood by June 25, 2012

Supreme Court Overturns SB 1070, Arizona’s Immigration Law

In a huge victory for immigration advocates, the Supreme Court ruled 5-3 today that SB 1070, Arizona’s strict immigration law passed in 2010, is preempted by June 25, 2012