Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Washington, DC Legalizes Marriage Equality

By: Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director, Family Equality Council On Wednesday, Washington, DC joined Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont as the sixth jurisdiction with March 5, 2010

Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) Announces Congressional Briefing on “Every Child Deserves a Family Act”

For folks who are in DC, we hope you’ll attend the briefing. For folks elsewhere, the briefing will be streamed live over the internet. Information March 2, 2010

April 1 is National Census Day and it’s not an April Fool’s Joke – the Census will be counting LGBT families.

By Gary J. Gates, Williams Distinguished Scholar, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law LGBT families need to be visible and counted in the 2010 Census. February 26, 2010

The Impact of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on Families

Every day, the men and women of the United States Armed Forces make countless sacrifices in service to our nation. These sacrifices are magnified for January 28, 2010

New Research Reinforces 25 Years of Findings That LGBT People Make Good Parents

Prominent parenting scholars Judith Stacey and Timothy Biblarz have released a new study comparing two-parent, same-gender headed families with two-parent, different-gender headed families. Their study, January 27, 2010

2010 Transgender Equality Lobby Day

The Family Equality Council is joining the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition for its 2010 Transgender Equality Lobby Day at the Massachusetts State House to lobby January 14, 2010

Jennifer Chrisler’s speaks to NPR regarding Prop 8 Trial

Earlier today Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler was a guest panelist on National Public Radio’s To the Point discussing the current Proposition 8 trial in California. January 14, 2010

No Ballot Measure to Reverse Marriage Equality in D.C.

Moments ago, the D.C. Superior Court upheld the decision of the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics and the right and responsibility of the D.C. January 14, 2010

BD Wong announced as Keynote Speaker at 15th Annual Rainbow Families Conference

The Family Equality Council is excited to announce that BD Wong will be the keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Rainbow Families Conference. A Tony January 13, 2010

State Department issues guidance on how to implement new rules for Foreign Service Officers with same-sex partners

Update 10/2/18: The State Department has recently updated the policy described below to remove access to visas for unmarried same-sex partners of diplomats. Read more January 11, 2010

New Jersey State Senate Votes Down Marriage Equality Bill

Today, despite the inspirational leadership of Garden State Equality and elected leaders such as Governor Jon Corzine, the New Jersey State Senate failed to pass January 7, 2010

Cynthia Nixon Joins Campaign Kick Off to End Florida’s Adoption Ban

The Family Equality Council is thrilled that Cynthia Nixon, lesbian mom and star of Sex and the City, will be joining the kick off event January 6, 2010