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Family Equality Council Statement On Nebraska’s Decision To Abandon A Policy Barring LGBTQ Adults From Becoming Foster Parents

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2015 FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL STATEMENT ON NEBRASKA’S DECISION TO ABANDON A POLICY BARRING LGBTQ ADULTS FROM BECOMING FOSTER PARENTS ADVOCACY March 2, 2015

Family Equality Council Statement On The Department Of Labor’s Rule Change Extending Family And Medical Leave To All Employees With Same-Sex Spouses

FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL STATEMENT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S RULE CHANGE EXTENDING FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE TO ALL EMPLOYEES WITH SAME-SEX SPOUSES Rule change is February 23, 2015

Family Equality Council Statement On Virginia Senate Killing Second-Parent Adoption Bill

VIRGINIA SENATE FAILS TO PROTECT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN The Family Equality Council strongly opposes the Virginia Senate’s decision this afternoon to kill a bill that January 23, 2015

Family Equality Council Statement On Scotus Decision To Hear Four Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Cases

FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL STATEMENT ON SCOTUS DECISION TO HEAR FOUR LANDMARK SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CASES Decision could legalize same-sex marriage nationwide in months The Family Equality January 16, 2015

Family Equality Council Statement on President Obama’s Immigration Announcement

Family Equality Council Statement on President Obama’s Immigration Announcement Washington DC- Family Equality Council commends President Obama following tonight’s historic announcement that he will take executive November 20, 2014

Families Connect

Just last year, the US Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of DOMA and returned marriage equality to California. Today, 19 states (32 states as of Nov 13, 2014) and the District of November 13, 2014

Family Equality Council Statement on 6th Circuit Ruling Against Marriage Equality

Washington DC- Family Equality Council strongly denounced today’s ruling by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, which overturned lower court marriage equality rulings in Kentucky, November 6, 2014

Family Equality Council To Receive The 2014 David Giveans Award

Family Equality Council To Receive The 2014 David Giveans Award Washington DC- Family Equality Council is receiving the 2014 David Giveans Award from the National Association October 31, 2014

Family Equality Council Launches “Allies for Adoption” Campaign

Family Equality Council Launches “Allies for Adoption”Campaign, Spotlighting the Patchwork of State Adoption Laws and Policies that Leave LGBTQ Parents and Their Families Vulnerable Nationwide Organization October 31, 2014

How the Voices of Children Have Helped Turn the Tide on Marriage Equality

I was heartened to see Friday’s statement by Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal government will recognize same-sex marriages happening in the states affected October 21, 2014

Family Equality Council Celebrates Idaho and Nevada Marriage Victories

“Voices of Children Briefs”Filed in both Cases to Spotlight Harms Children Face When their LGBTQ Parents are Denied Marriage Protections Washington DC— Family Equality Council is October 7, 2014

Executive Director Gabriel Blau Makes Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Deny Review of Marriage Cases

Decision Leads to Marriage Equality in Five States “We are thrilled that the LGBTQ families we represent in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin will October 6, 2014