$4.5 million for homophobia
That’s how much money we the taxpayers spent on an utterly homophobic “survey” of U.S. troops to gauge their views—and those of their families—on “Don’t
LA Times on DOMA
Check out this great editorial in today’s LA Times. It places a much-needed focus on the issue of childrearing and parenting in the DOMA debate:
Defense of Marriage Act Beginning To Crack
Today the U.S. District Court for the First Circuit found Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and found that married same-sex
Photos from Dept. of Labor Meeting on Family Medical Leave for LGBT Parents
Last month, the Department of Labor issued a new interpretation of the Family Medical Leave Act. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis explained what this new interpretation
Kate Clinton Talks about Family Week
Our pal Kate Clinton does a video promo for Family Week coming up July 31. You can sign up here if you haven’t already. Thanks
NOM’s Anti-Marriage Campaign in Washington, DC
DC residents know that the National Organization for Marriage is walking the streets of our nation’s capital handing out leaflets urging residents to vote this
Good for Google
The New York Times reported this morning that Google has decided to cover the cost that gay and lesbian employees must pay when their partners receive
Say Hello to Our Impressive Crop of Summer Interns
This may be the best summer yet for interns at FEC. We asked each intern to write a short post about who they are and
Why gay parents are good parents
I want to share this article published on CNN.com last week with all the moms out there who agree our child’s well being comes first–-and
Family Equality Dismayed at Wisconsin Ruling
A lesbian couple in Wisconsin adopted two children from Guatemala years ago. One of the women, Liz, adopted the children individually because Wisconsin prohibits two
Growing Generations Announces Surrogacy Financing Program
Growing Generations, one of Family Equality’s national partners and the nation’s largest surrogacy agency, announced this week that they would begin providing financing for their
Next Steps in LGBT Parenting
Gay parenting is taking off in America. Thirty-one percent of same-sex couples are raising children compared with 43 percent of straight couples, according to 2008
