11/21/2011 12:26 pm
The following blog is by Joey Guerra from the Houston Chronicle blog. Every time Emerson smiles, I tear up. Not necessarily a full-on cry (though that’s
Every Child Deserves a Family Act Briefing
The following blog is reprinted from the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) blog. The Every Child Deserves a Family Act (S. 1770) was the topic
Every Child Deserves a Family- in Every State
The following post was written for the Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender blog by Heron Greenesmith, legislative counsel at the Family Equality Council. Until
An Adoption Story
The following blog post is by Paul Perry, who joined COLAGE’s board of directors in 2010 and is pursuing his doctorate in Educational Leadership at
Children Are the Winnners When We Replace Stigma With Best Practices for Gay and Lesbian Parents
The following blog is by Adam Pertman, Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute and Author of “Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution
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
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
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
11/7/2011 10:37 am
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
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
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
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
