Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

What actually happened when New York passed marriage equality

June 25, 2012

Gay Marriage: It’s All About the Children

Watch this powerful video about one young person’s take on marriage equality and how insensitive messages from anti-gay politicians hurt the children of LGBT parents, June 22, 2012

Today in D.C.: The Youth Bullying Prevention Act is Signed into Law!

Today, Washington, D.C. took a momentous stand against bullying. On Friday June 22nd, Mayor Vincent C. Gray signed into law the Youth Bullying Prevention Act June 22, 2012

Need Time?: Department of Labor holds FREE Webinar on Family and Medical Leave

Join Family Equality’s own Naz Meftah and the Department of Labor on Wednesday, June 27th at 2pm EST for a FREE webinar on Family and June 22, 2012

AIDS Memorial Quilt Returns to Washington, D.C.

This summer, for the first time since 1996, the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in its entirety in Washington, DC. The Quilt was created 25 June 21, 2012

LGBT Activists Hail Obama’s Immigration Reform

At Family Equality Council, we believe in celebrating and keeping together all families. We know that this is ideal for our children and our communities. June 21, 2012

Administration Reaffirms Commitment to Health of LGBT Famiilies

In the spirit of Pride month Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, released the Department’s LGBT Issues Coordinating Committee 2012 Report, highlighting nine June 20, 2012

Nike LGBT Sports Summit Tackles Bullying and Bias

LGBT inclusion makes strides in sports! Over the past weekend, a sports summit hosted by Nike set out to tackle issues that concern LGBTQ athletes. June 20, 2012

This is how ordinary citizens change the world

Picture this: The Tea Party Vs. The Troy Library. This is a story of how ordinary citizens harnessed the power of the internet to change June 20, 2012

Our Family Story

We were living in Minneapolis at the time our son, Benjamin, began kindergarten. We loved our elementary school and especially the kindergarten teacher, who was June 20, 2012

Gay Superheroes Inspire a Wedding Ceremony

What does a comic book have to do with LGBT equality? A whole lot, especially when it inspires a gay wedding ceremony. Midtown Comics, a June 20, 2012

Book Featuring Lesbian Mothers Pulled From Utah School District’s Shelves

“What exactly do you find ‘inappropriate’ about my family? We’re great citizens, we pay our taxes, we go to work, we keep up our yard.” June 19, 2012