Every Child Deserves a Family
Great blog post on our ECDF letter-of-the-day campaign by our friends over at People for the American Way. Read the full post here: http://blog.pfaw.org/content/every-child-deserves-family. Successful parenting is
HealthCare.gov helps same-sex couples find coverage by adding new filters!
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has rolled out new features on the Health Plan Finder tool at HealthCare.gov, which allows consumers to
Family Equality Council Testifies for Marriage at Maryland House of Delegates
This evening, our Director of Public Policy, Emily Hecht-McGowan, will be testifying in front of the Maryland House of Delegates in favor of marriage quality
New York Times on LGBT adoption: a reminder about Every Child Deserving Family
A good article by the New York Times’ Sabrina Tavernise. We should note that the piece does not mention the Every Child Deserves A Family
Kudos to Kathleen
Congrats to Washington Post conservative columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Kathleen Parker who has, like so many conservatives recently, seen the light around marriage equality
April 1 is National Census Day and it’s not an April Fool’s Joke – the Census will be counting LGBT families.
By Gary J. Gates, Williams Distinguished Scholar, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law LGBT families need to be visible and counted in the 2010 Census.
National LGBT organizations call for the passage of ENDA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2009 Media Contacts: Calla Devlin Rongerude Communications Director NCLR 15.392.6257 x324 Mobile: 415.205.2420 cdevlin@nclrights.org Justin Tanis Communications NCTE 202.903.0112
ENDA update: Call Representative George Miller at 202-225-3725 and ask for the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor to schedule the Vote on ENDA.
As we alerted you earlier this month, a House committee vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), was originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, but
Family Equality Council Observes Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day on which we mourn and remember transgender people who lost their lives this year. This
House Committee votes in-favor of benefits for LGBT families
Today was a great day for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in the U.S. Congress as the House Committee on Oversight and Government
ENDA Update: Lawyers Tweak ENDA Language
This story is cross posted on Advocate.com Lawyers Tweak ENDA Language By Kerry Eleveld A House committee vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, originally scheduled
AMA votes to seek repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
CHICAGO — The nation’s largest doctors’ group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy. The American Medical Association
