Press Releases Archive - Page 15 of 37

Trump Speaks in the Rose Garden May 2, 2019

HHS Issues Final Rule Encouraging Discrimination and Religious Refusal of Medical Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Family Equality Council strongly condemns a final rule issued today by the Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which May 2, 2019

Family Equality Council Welcomes Appellate Court Decision Rejecting License to Discriminate in Philadelphia Foster Care System

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit squarely rejected Catholic Social Service’s (CSS) request for a license to April 22, 2019

HHS Proposes Eliminating Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Youth and Parents

Family Equality Council, Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign members denounce “HHS’ abdication of its statutory responsibilities to promote the safety, well-being, and permanency of April 17, 2019

Protecting Modern Families Coalition A Project of Family Equality Council

STATEMENT: We Will Continue to Push for Albany To Pass Surrogacy Legislation this Legislative Session; Reform Cannot Wait Another Year

NEW YORK, NY — Speaking in response to news that the Child-Parent Security Act was not included in the New York state budget, The Rev, March 31, 2019

Family Equality Council Thanks Governor Cuomo for Supporting Passage of Child-Parent Security Act

New York, NY – Family Equality Council thanks New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for speaking out in support of passing the Child-Parent Security Act in March 28, 2019

Family Equality Council to Honor Kim Bergman, Scott Ellis, Sergio Trujillo at May 6 New York Gala

Night at the Pier Gala builds support for Family Equality Council’s work towards lived and legal equality for LGBTQ families. NEW YORK — Family Equality March 26, 2019

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (Photo: Michigan Attorney General / YouTube)

Michigan Attorney General Makes Clear: No Place for Discrimination in Adoption and Foster Care

NEW YORK — Family Equality Council welcomes a statement from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announcing a settlement agreement in a case brought by two March 22, 2019

Sen Wyden at Senate Finance Hearing with HHS Sec Azar

43 U.S. Senators Speak Out in Opposition to HHS Adoption Discrimination; Wyden Describes “Victims of that Discrimination” at Hearing with HHS Sec. Azar

At the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s budget today, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) denounced the Trump administration’s discriminatory actions in foster care and adoption. His comments, directed to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, follow the release yesterday of a letter from 43 Senators to Azar. March 14, 2019

Family Equality Council Welcomes Bipartisan Reintroduction of the Equality Act

The Equality Act is a comprehensive bill that will add LGBTQ people to existing civil rights laws and strengthening protections for all people — including women, religious minorities, and people of color -- providing clear, consistent protections nationwide in employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally funded programs, and jury service. March 13, 2019

Parents, Surrogates, Elected Officials, Advocates Call on Legislature to Pass Child-Parent Security Act

The Protecting Modern Families Coalition, led by Family Equality Council, today joined together with elected officials, parents, surrogates, and advocates in Albany for a lobby day to call on the New York State Legislature to pass the Child-Parent Security Act this legislative session. This critical legislation will modernize state law to support and protect New Yorkers that utilize assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization or gestational surrogacy, to form their families. March 6, 2019

Family Equality Council Welcomes Reintroduction of the Do No Harm Act

Family Equality Council calls on Congress to pass the Do No Harm Act to limit the ability of institutions and individuals to use RFRA to avoid complying with generally applicable federal non-discrimination laws and other laws regulating wages and compensation, child labor, health care services, and other services. February 28, 2019

STATEMENT: Child-Parent Security Act Passes NY Assembly Judiciary Committee

NEW YORK — Today the Child-Parent Security Act passed the New York Assembly Judiciary Committee with a 13-3 vote. Speaking on behalf of the Protecting Modern February 27, 2019