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Family Week 2011 is only 9 months away!

Keep watching the Family Week site for updates about Family Week 2011. Meanwhile, check out Director of Finance and Administration Bill Lorenz’s reflections on his November 4, 2010

Gay parents show it does get better

There has been so much coverage of the tragic stories of young LGBT people suffering because of bullying and discrimination. That’s why as LGBT parents November 3, 2010

Families in the Desert

Driving into Palm Desert is one of my favorite things to do. To a life-long New England Yankee, the landscape is striking and the wind November 2, 2010

Communications Director

Love this blog? Have ideas for how to improve it? Are you a skilled communications professional? Family Equality Council is looking for a Director of November 1, 2010

Family Equality Council Applauds Florida Attorney General’s Decision Not to Appeal Adoption Ruling

FL Ban on Adoption by Lesbians and Gays Ends After 33 Years Boston, MA—Florida Attorney General, Bill McCollum, declined to appeal the ruling of the October 22, 2010

Families in the Desert

Check out this Families in the Desert piece from Pearson Brown: This weekend my partner and I are headed to Palm Springs to part-tay, with October 14, 2010

One Nation Working Together March

Family Equality Council is proud to endorse the One Nation Working Together march in Washington, DC this Saturday, October 2. The One Nation march will September 30, 2010

How The GOP’s Anti-Gay Campaigns Helped Americans Become More Accepting Of Gay Families

From the Wonk Room: Just as Americans are growing more accepting of gay rights and same-sex marriage, a new study by Professor Brian Powell of September 15, 2010

Who’s a family? New study tracks shifting US view

From the Associated Press: As much as Americans revere the family, they differ sharply on how to define it. New research being released Wednesday shows September 15, 2010

Crist may drop gay adoption lawsuit, says he’s evolved

From the Palm Beach Post: Gov. Charlie Crist said he has had an “appropriate evolution” regarding gay rights and is considering dropping the state’s lawsuit September 14, 2010

Tonight on PBS: Adoption of an African-American Child of White Jewish Lesbians

PBS’ synopsis of the documentary airing this evening: Off and Running tells the story of Brooklyn teenager Avery, a track star with a bright future. September 7, 2010

Call for back-to-school stories

If it hasn’t already, school is starting soon. It’s an exciting time, but it can also be stressful. Parents worry about how their child is August 27, 2010