Press Mentions Archive - Page 2 of 3

February 7, 2019

NBC: LGBTQ families poised for ‘dramatic growth,’ national survey finds

An increasing number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer millennials are planning to have children, according to a recently released national online survey from the Family Equality Council, a nonprofit group that advocates for LGBTQ families.

February 6, 2019

USA Today: LGBTQ families are on the cusp of dramatic growth, and millennials lead the way

One of the key findings from the survey by the Family Equality Council shows that 63 percent of LGBTQ millennials, those 18-35, are considering expanding their families by becoming first-time parents or by having more children.

January 24, 2019

CNN: South Carolina foster care providers can reject people who don’t share their religious beliefs

Federally funded child welfare agencies in South Carolina can refuse to perform services that conflict with their religious beliefs, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.

January 24, 2019

Daily Beast: Trump Administration Helps Faith-Based Agencies Block LGBT Adoption

The Department of Health and Human Services has exempted South Carolina's faith-based child welfare agencies from non-discrimination regulations protecting LGBT and other couples.

January 4, 2019

LGBTQ Nation: New York’s surrogacy laws may get a major update to be more inclusive of queer families

A broad coalition of organizations has come together to support the passage of the Child Parent Security Act this year. The bill would change New York law, allowing for better protections for those using modern reproductive strategies such as in vitro fertilization.

October 21, 2018

Washington Blade: Outrage over report of sweeping Trump administration anti-trans plan

Transgender advocates were vocal in their indignation Sunday over a report in the New York Times about a sweeping anti-transgender plan within the Trump administration to limit the definition of “sex” in U.S. government policies to biological gender.

September 28, 2018

Mic: Congress passes spending bill nixing amendment that discriminated against LGBTQ adoption

The House of Representatives passed a spending bill Wednesday that did not include an amendment allowing discrimination against potential adoptive and foster care parents.

September 27, 2018

LGBTQ Nation: Measure to allow adoption agencies to ban gay & lesbian parents dies in the House

A provision that would have punished states for protecting LGBTQ adoptive and foster parents has failed in the House.

September 27, 2018

Advocate: Congress Turns Back Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Amendment

Legislation that would allow adoption and foster care agencies receiving federal funds to discriminate against prospective parents because of sexual orientation or other factors has been defeated.

May 18, 2018

Advocate: Put Children Ahead of Ideology in Adoption and Foster Care

Every parent feels differently about how to fulfill the needs of their children. When should you wean a child off their bottle? How much screen time should a child have? How do you find the right mix of punishing bad behavior and rewarding good behavior?

May 12, 2018

The Washington Post: Oklahoma’s governor angers the NRA and gay rights groups — on the same day

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) united gun and LGBTQ advocates on Friday, in a sense. LGBTQ rights groups say a bill she signed Friday legalizes discrimination against families hoping to adopt by allowing faith-based agencies to deny placing children with people they believe violate their religious views, such as same-sex couples.

May 12, 2018

AP News: Oklahoma governor signs adoption law opposed by LGBT groups

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill late Friday that gay rights advocates say would allow religious-based adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples, single people and non-Christians in placing children.