Lesbian Mom for Labor Secretary?
Word on the street is that Mary Beth Maxwell, a lesbian mother, supporter of Family Equality Council and Executive Director of American Rights at Work,
Upset About the Election? Create Change!
Now is the time for you to join us at The National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change! The presidential election is not far behind
I’m here, I’m queer and I’m spreading the cheer.
Watching the news, reading the paper and browsing my favorite blogs, I am reminded that “cheer” isn’t on many of our minds this holiday season.
Today is 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day
Today marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, founded in 1988. It was created to bring awareness to the HIV pandemic and its challenges.
BREAKING NEWS: Florida Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
The Miami Herald is reporting that Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman has ruled in the case of Frank Martin Gill, a gay foster parent challenging
A New Moment for Equality?
Many in our community are wondering whether the anti-family results of Election Day and the national reaction that followed signals a new moment for the
TONIGHT: Live Blog with Leaders of the CA, AR & FL Marriage Amendment Fights
Our friends over at the Bilerico Project are hosting a live blog tonight, starting at 7pm EST, with Nadine Smith (ED, Equality Florida), Kate Kendell
International Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today is the 10th annual International Transgender Day of Remembrance, commemorating the lives of transgender people lost to anti-transgender violence over the past year. Advocates
LGBT Foster Parents, Children Respond to Anti-Family Votes in Federal Way Paper
Family Equality Council supporter Rachel Smith-Mosel submitted a letter to the editor to her local paper, the Federal Way Mirror, reacting to the passage of
We Should Engage in Thoughtful, not Divisive Dialogue on Anti-Family Votes
Dear Families and Friends, LGBT families are at a crossroads. Nationwide we have made great change over the last several years, participating in our communities,
“Are We Still Marching?”
We’re thrilled to bring this guest post by Cathy Renna of Renna Communications. “Are we still marching?” My three year old asked us this as
Have You Declared Your Family Equal?
In response to the anti-family ballot measures passed in four states last week, Family Equality Council has launched a visibility campaign for LGBT families —