Press Mentions Archive - Family Equality

March 22, 2024

Guest Opinion: Family Equality CEO Took Many Turns on Their Journey

From a proud parent to leader of a major national LGBTQ+ organization, Jaymes Black, President and CEO of Family Equality is no stranger to taking the road less traveled.

March 22, 2024

How LGBTQ+ Advocates Secured a Victory Against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law

In a landmark legal victory, Jaymes Black is one of the advocates that dismantled Florida's 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' law.

March 5, 2024

America Devalues Queer Families. Jaymes Black is Lifting Them Up.

Our President and CEO, Jaymes Black is on a mission to address the devaluation of queer families in America by creating spaces of connection, visibility, and support.

January 12, 2024

Why Understanding Legal Parentage is Critical for Queer Families

Meg York, our Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy and Senior Policy Counsel, talks about why a birth certificate isn't enough to protect LGBTQ+ parents in this recent Tagg Magazine story.

December 14, 2023

Perils and Progress: A 2023 Year in Review for LGBTQ Families | Mombian

This past year saw many setbacks for LGBTQ parents and our children—but also some important wins. Jaymes Black, CEO of Family Equality share their thoughts about the ups and downs of 2023.

October 27, 2022

Out100 2022: LGBTQ+ Policy Makers and Advocates Changing the World

Family Equality's CEO, Stacey Stevenson, is named one of Out Magazine's Out100 for 2022 for fighting against anti-LGBTQ+ bills and advocate on our behalf—be it on an international, national, or local stage.

September 7, 2022

Why we’re leaving our beloved Texas home in search of freedom from anti-LGBTQ attacks | Stacey Stevenson for USA Today

Read the rest of this opinion piece on Yahoo News.

September 7, 2022

What LGBTQ+ Families Should Know for Back-to-School Time | Mombian

As school-related anti-LGBTQ legislation and policies continue to rise, what should LGBTQ parents know about recent moves and how to protect their families? Two experts from Family Equality shared their thoughts with Mombian.

September 6, 2022

“We Have to Do Something” | Stacey Stevenson on MSNBC’s The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it intends to ax an Obama-era measure that called for data collection on LGBTQ foster youth and parents.... The stated goal of the rule, adopted in December 2016, at the end of the Obama administration, was “to help meet the needs of LGBTQ youth in foster care.”

April 18, 2019

Health Department proposes nixing data collection on LGBTQ foster youth

The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it intends to ax an Obama-era measure that called for data collection on LGBTQ foster youth and parents.... The stated goal of the rule, adopted in December 2016, at the end of the Obama administration, was “to help meet the needs of LGBTQ youth in foster care.”

February 13, 2019

Washington Blade: LGB parents in Congress denounce Trump anti-LGBT adoption waiver

Three LGB members of Congress led an effort on Wednesday in opposition to a Trump administration waiver allowing South Carolina adoption agencies to refuse child placement into LGBT homes.

February 8, 2019

Washington Post: Administration seeks to fund religious foster-care groups that reject LGBTQ parents

President Trump made religious leaders a contentious promise at this week’s National Prayer Breakfast: Faith-based adoption agencies that won’t work with same-sex couples would still be able to get federal funding to “help vulnerable children find their forever families while following their deeply held beliefs.”