Family Equality Council applauds inclusion of LGBT families in the Housing and Urban Development programs
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a series of proposals to ensure that HUD programs are open to all, regardless
Rhode Islanders Rally for Marriage Equality
“Don’t just get pissed off. Take some action.”—Ken Fish, retired state education official Below is an article posted by The Brown Daily Herald with regards
Keep Our Families Together — Reform Immigration Laws
This piece is cross-posted at Roll Call. By Rep. Mike Honda Special to Roll Call Thursday, October 1, 2009 With anti-immigration sentiment holding the health
Families Marched with Family Equality Council at the National Equality March
Nearly 50 families joined Family Equality Council and thousands of other LGBT activists from across the country in Washington D.C. for the historic National Equality
A federal court has thrown out the case of a lesbian who was not allowed to visit her dying partner
This piece is cross-posted at The Miami Herald. The Miami Herald Miami, FL Thursday, October 1, 2009 Lesbian’s case against Jackson Memorial Hospital tossed A
President Obama proclaimed yesterday as national Family Day
Yesterday President Obama proclaimed September 28, 2009 as Family. “Our family provides one of the strongest influences on our lives. American families from every walk
Hate Crimes Bill Passes Key Senate Hurdles
On July 24, 2009, the Senate approved S.1390, the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorization bill, which included the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Senate
Family Equality Council salutes Harvey Milk, Sen. Edward Kennedy (MA) and Billy Jean King, all to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2009 President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients 16 Agents of Change
Same-sex partnerships get St. Paul’s blessing
This piece is cross-posted at The Pioneer Press. The Pioneer Press Minneapolis-St.Paul MN Wednesday, July 22, 2009 The gathering at Camp, a downtown St. Paul
Movement for Equality in Taxation
On July 17, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee voted to remove the taxation of domestic partner benefits as part of “America’s
District of Columbia Passes Law to Establish Familial Rights
The District of Columbia has passed the “Domestic Partnership Judicial Determination of Parentage Act of 2009”, a landmark piece of legislation in the effort to
President Obama at the NAACP Centennial– “Prejudice has no place in the United States of America”
Thursday night, President Obama took the podium to celebrate the NAACP’s 100th anniversary and the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. In his first
