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Transgender Day of Remembrance

On Sunday, November 20, Family Equality Council joins with our partners in commemorating The Transgender Day of Remembrance and will take time to remember those November 18, 2011

Who’s Afraid of 5-year-olds?

The following blog was written in honor of National Adoption Month by Diane Tomaz, a Child Services Coordinator at the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange and an November 17, 2011

An adoption story- lucky to live in Massachusetts

The following post is written by Bill Lorenz, Family Equality Council Director of Finance and Administration, and is presented as part of our month-long focus November 9, 2011

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November is National Adoption Month, a time set aside each year by child welfare and family advocacy groups to raise awareness about the plight of November 7, 2011

Tell Health and Human Services to include LGBT families in health care reform

As the Affordable Care Act becomes law over the next few years, we here at Family Equality will continue to submit comments to ensure that health care October 31, 2011

Family Equality testifies in favor of safe schools bill in Massachusetts

Yesterday, Brent Wright, our Director of Programs, testified in front of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education in favor of H.3584. This bill would strengthen the October 26, 2011

Defining Family

Several events intersected over the past week or so that cast a revealing light on different people’s definition of “family.” First, actor and musician Leisha October 5, 2011

Building Community: Family Camp

Our Midwest Region Senior Manager writes about Family Camp – A one-of-a-kind community building event for midwest LGBT families. Events like these are our way September 30, 2011

Nicholas Foley wins Boys and Girls Club’s National Youth of the Year

Congratulations are due to Nicholas Foley, just awarded the Boys and Girls Club’s National Youth of the Year Award! Nicholas joined the Boys and Girls September 23, 2011

Let’s Make Back To School Month SAFE Schools Month

Let’s face it. There are a lot of things we have to worry about as parents.But some of them are things we shouldn’t HAVE to September 22, 2011

The McLaughlin Family: What DADT Repeal Means to Us

A family guest post by Casey McLaughlin As the spouse of an Army officer that is currently serving, I am overcome today with joy and September 20, 2011

Prepare for the question: “Poppa, what’s a sissy?”

This is not what I envisioned. I was sure that one day, years from now, when my two daughters were teenagers, they would face some September 15, 2011