ACLU challenges NC laws governing adoptions by gay couples
Adoption laws in North Carolina need to be changed! All children deserve strong, secure ties to the parents who love and care for them. Adoption
NYX PRIDE and Interbank Roundtable Committee Commemorate Pride Month
via Exchanges.NYX.com/EN Members of NYSE employee resource group, NYX PRIDE, along with representatives from the Interbank Roundtable Committee, rang The Opening BellSM to commemorate Pride Month: About
Trans Advocate Testifies Before Senate on ENDA
via WashingtonBlade.com The Senate heard for the first time ever testimony from a transgender witness in a hearing dedicated to highlighting workplace discrimination experienced by
45 years ago today Mildred Loving changed the world. Find out what she says about marriage equality:
Today is the 45th Anniversary of the decision in Loving V. Virginia which lifted the ban on interracial marriage. 45 years later, we’re so close
Capital Pride 2012: A success!!
Capital Pride 2012 weekend is over and left me with only happy memories! It was my first Pride parade and festival in the United States
Hillary Clinton’s New Video: ‘I Wish You A Happy Pride’
via TheNewCivilRightsMovement.com U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this morning released a gay pride month message celebrating Pride, noting “progress is being made” yet acknowledging “there
Zach Wahls Talks Media Tour, Boy Scouts of America, and About What Drives Him
via IowaCity.Patch.com It’s been a whirlwind few months (or year and a half, really) for former and future University of Iowa student Zach Wahls, 20.
Country Music Superstar Carrie Underwood Supports LGBT Equality
via Back2Stonewall.com “As a married person myself, I don’t know what it’s like to be told I can’t marry somebody I love, and want to
Where The States Stand On Marriage Equality
via BostonGlobe.com Jurisdictions that license marriage for same-sex couples: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont States that recognize marriages
“Recommended Practices” for LGBTQ youth in foster care
When we take a minute and realize that the youth of today will be the next generation of parents in our society, it is in
Another big win in the fight against DOMA!
June 6, 2012 was another significant day for the fight against DOMA. Another federal judge has found DOMA to be unconstitutional. The plaintiff, Edie Windsor, was
“Expecting Better:” policies for new families
In May 2012, the National Partnership for Women & Families published the second edition of Expecting Better, a comprehensive review of federal and state laws