Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Virginia School Board Drops Proposed Ban On Gender ‘Cross Dressing’

The hits just keep coming out of Virginia: (LGBTQ Nation) SUFFOLK, Va. — The Suffolk, Va. school board has abandoned a plan that would have March 7, 2012

Ousted Iowa Judges to Receive JFK Profile in Courage Award

(Neal Broverman | The Advocate) Three Iowa Supreme Court justices who voted to legalize same-sex marriage and were later removed from the bench by voters March 7, 2012

Landmark Settlement for Safer Schools in Anoka-Hennepin, Minnesota

It is with pleasure and regret that today we announce a major settlement for safer schools in the Anoka-Hennepin school district of Minnesota – pleasure March 6, 2012

Emphasizing Love & Family

At Family Equality Council we believe in the power of stories and personal narrative. And, guess what? It works: (LA Times) Proponents of gay marriage, March 5, 2012

The Made-Up Connection Between Marriage Equality & Divorce Rates

One of the central fears of marriage equality opponents is that allowing LGBT couples the freedom to marry will somehow have a negative impact on March 5, 2012

The Cost Of Immigration Inequality

Our friends at Immigration Equality have launched My Family. Together. in an effort to demonstrate the emotional toll immigration inequities have on LGBT families. Witness March 5, 2012

“Bullying” – Rated R?!

More than 75,000 people have joined a bullied high school student’s campaign on Change.org urging the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to change the February 29, 2012

Chart: Family Equality Council vs. Family Research Council

An interesting chart comparision by Lapahm’s Quarterly, between Family Equality Council and Family Research Council. February 28, 2012

Children Raised In LGBT Families Of Color Face Double Jeopardy

Today, in partnership with The National Black Justice Coalition, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, UNID@S, the Fighting Injustice to Reach Equality (FIRE) initiative, the February 28, 2012

Virginia Wants To Deny Our Family Exists

Our family lives in a state where our existence is about to be denied. We certainly know who we are. We are a loving couple raising two February 28, 2012

Iowa Poll: Majority Opposes Marriage Equality Ban

A new poll in Iowa shows that the majority of Iowans oppose a constitutional amendment banning the freedom to marry in their state. The Des February 28, 2012

The Kiss That Rocked Facebook

Images of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people in their most personal moments has the power to start a national dialog about our families. Case February 27, 2012