Family Equality Council Submits Testimony Supporting Congressional House Committee Hearing on ENDA
On September 23, 2009, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a full committee hearing on an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). ENDA would
Hate Crimes Bill Passes Key Senate Hurdles
On July 24, 2009, the Senate approved S.1390, the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorization bill, which included the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Senate
Family Equality Council salutes Harvey Milk, Sen. Edward Kennedy (MA) and Billy Jean King, all to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2009 President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients 16 Agents of Change
Same-sex partnerships get St. Paul’s blessing
This piece is cross-posted at The Pioneer Press. The Pioneer Press Minneapolis-St.Paul MN Wednesday, July 22, 2009 The gathering at Camp, a downtown St. Paul
Movement for Equality in Taxation
On July 17, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee voted to remove the taxation of domestic partner benefits as part of “America’s
District of Columbia Passes Law to Establish Familial Rights
The District of Columbia has passed the “Domestic Partnership Judicial Determination of Parentage Act of 2009”, a landmark piece of legislation in the effort to
President Obama at the NAACP Centennial– “Prejudice has no place in the United States of America”
Thursday night, President Obama took the podium to celebrate the NAACP’s 100th anniversary and the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. In his first
Senate Expected to Vote on Hate Crimes
The Senate began hearing the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act yesterday. If passed, this act will expand Hate Crimes legislation to crimes targeting a
Annual Membership Meeting at Family Week
All members of Family Equality Council are invited to attend our Annual Membership meeting on Friday, August 7, 2009 from 1:30 – 2:00 pm. The
Reflections on Three Years of Fighting for Family Equality
What’s a Family Equality Council staff member doing at the office at 9:00pm on the day before the Fourth of July? Well, it could be
Watch Live: White House Reception for LGBT Pride Month
The following is an excerpt from a White House Blog post by Brian Bond, the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.
U.S. Census Now Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages
In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau will be counting and recording the number of same-sex marriages in the United States.This visibility is another way that
