Press Mentions Archive - Page 3 of 3

May 12, 2018

The New York Times: Oklahoma Passes Adoption Law That L.G.B.T. Groups Call Discriminatory

Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma signed a bill on Friday that gay rights groups said would allow private adoption agencies to discriminate against L.G.B.T. couples on religious grounds when placing children.

May 7, 2018

The Chronicle of Social Change: Groups Seek to Help LGBTQ Families Fill the Foster Parent Shortage

In November of 2004, Matthew Ramsey and his boyfriend were devastated. The state where they lived at the time, Ohio, had just voted to amend the state constitution to bar same-sex marriage. “As gay men, it felt like, ‘we’re not accepted. We’re never going to be able to get married and have kids here,’” says Ramsey.

May 4, 2018

Advocate: Kansas, Oklahoma Advance Discriminatory Adoption Bills

Legislators in Oklahoma and Kansas have both passed bills that would allow faith-based foster care and adoption agencies to enforce their religious beliefs in placement without loss of state contracts, meaning they could discriminate against LGBT clients while using taxpayer funds.

March 18, 2018

The Hollywood Reporter: Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent Deliver Emotional Speech About LGBTQ Visibility on Television

The stars of TLC’s 'Nate & Jeremiah,' who are expecting their second child, were honored by the Family Equality Council at the group’s annual gala Saturday night by their good friend Armie Hammer.

March 2, 2018

Sunlight Foundation: In website reshuffle, federal committee makes reports on collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data inaccessible

If you visit the website for the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM), you’ll find that many of the links for reports lead to dead pages or PDFs that say, “this page is currently under construction.” Among the inaccessible resources are statistical policy working papers, as well as reports pertaining to collecting data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), which were live on a previous version of the site.

February 22, 2018

NBC News: For gay parents, first comes the baby — then comes the debt

Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and his husband, British Olympic diver Tom Daley, announced on Valentine’s Day that they’re expecting their first child. But while there are more options than ever for same-sex couples looking to expand their families, it’s not a simple — or affordable — endeavor for many.

February 21, 2018

Advocate: Trump Is Pushing Health Care Discrimination. Here’s How You Could Be Affected

Imagine being denied a prescription for Truvada as PrEP because your doctor disapproves of your sex life. Or being denied hormones or a hysterectomy for gender transition by a doctor who provides them for other purposes. Or being refused dental care for your child because the dentist won’t treat a kid with two moms.

December 26, 2017

The Intercept: “How a Gay Friendly and “Very Pro-Choice” Trump Created the Most Anti-Choice, Anti-LGBT Administration in Generations”

Aside from appointments, many advocates have raised concerns with specific actions HHS has taken over the past year – actions signaling that vulnerable populations, including undocumented immigrants, victims of trafficking, and LGBTQ individuals – may be subject to further discrimination. Indeed, “vulnerable” is one of the Centers for Disease Control’s newly banned words.