Grassroots Call – ACT NOW for Family Immigration Rights!
Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year! All Families, Gay and Straight, Must be Included! We invite you to join Congressman Mike Honda, Bishop Minerva Carcaño, and
New York Times’ “Room For Debate” Series
The New York Times ran a series of op-eds about LGBT families by Dan Savage, Kate Aurthur, Stephanie Coontz, Lynn Spigel and John McWhorter. Check
Family Matters: Pricey Discrimination
The vignette below is part of Family Equality Council’s “Family Matters,” a storytelling series that highlights an LGBT family each week. Here is Peter in California,
One of our own included in the “Best LGBT Attorneys Under 40” list
We are proud to announce that Kara Suffredini, Family Equality’s Director of Public Policy and Community Engagement, has been selected as one of the “Best
Family Matters: Two Moms and a Little Girl
Family Equality Council is launching “Family Matters,” a storytelling series that highlights an LGBT family each week. Here is our first installment from Clio, in her
Video: Georgia GOP Candidate Would Outlaw Gay Adoption, Says Gays Unfit to be Parents
Karen Handel, a Republican candidate for governor in Georgia, told a local TV station (video below and here) she’s against marriage equality and supports outlawing
We’re not surprised at the Washington Times
The conservative Washington Times refused to publish our letter to the editor responding to the paper’s silly editorial on the traditional family. So, we’re publishing
DOMA and Our Kids
We sent this action alert to Family Equality members yesterday. Take a minute to check out our Action Center to kick start the DOMA discussion
$4.5 million for homophobia
That’s how much money we the taxpayers spent on an utterly homophobic “survey” of U.S. troops to gauge their views—and those of their families—on “Don’t
LA Times on DOMA
Check out this great editorial in today’s LA Times. It places a much-needed focus on the issue of childrearing and parenting in the DOMA debate:
Defense of Marriage Act Beginning To Crack
Today the U.S. District Court for the First Circuit found Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and found that married same-sex
Photos from Dept. of Labor Meeting on Family Medical Leave for LGBT Parents
Last month, the Department of Labor issued a new interpretation of the Family Medical Leave Act. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis explained what this new interpretation
