Help Us Appeal to the Supreme Court for Marriage Equality
ATTENTION – MICHIGAN, OHIO, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE FAMILIES! Remember Family Equality Council’s amazing “Voices of Children” amicus briefs, that we filed first in the historic Windsor case
Middle Class Economics for the 21st Century – Helping Working Families Get Ahead
Over the past six years, we’ve rescued and begun to rebuild our economy on a new foundation. Middle class economics has begun to work. Now
What a Difference a Year or Two Makes!
Veteran’s Day has always been a day of celebration in our family. Generations of my family have given service to this incredible country: grandparents, aunts,
HISTORY MADE AS SENATE PASSES INCLUSIVE LGBT WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Sean Carlson | 202.550.2315 | scarlson@familyequality.org Senate Passes Employment Non-Discrimination Act Washington DC- (Nov. 7, 2013) – Family Equality Council, the national
Is Freedom from Discrimination in Credit on The Horizon?
In early 2012, a Bank of America in Florida denied Patty Snyder a mortgage when she listed her same-sex partner’s mother as her co-signer. The
A Gay Dad on the Landmark Boy Scouts Decision: “It’s a Hollow Victory”
It’s Memorial Day weekend and I spent the drizzly, grey morning on a hike in the woods of Western Massachusetts with my twin 5-year old boys. We found
And Rhode Island Makes Ten
Today, Rhode Island passed a historic bill legalizing the freedom to marry. This makes Rhode Island the 10th state in the nation to enact marriage equality, along
A big week at the Supreme Court
As Director of Public Policy, I wanted to update you on Family Equality Council’s leading role around the two days of oral arguments in the Proposition
Breaking the Barrier
Today is the birthday of Jackie Robinson, who would be 94 if he were still alive. In 1947, he famously broke the color barrier when
iO Tillet Wright and the Self Evident Truths Project
How do you confront bigotry, fear, and intolerance? What do you do when you realize that your country is treating you as a second class
Jury ACCESS Act would prevent jury selection discrimination against LGBT people
On Monday, three senators introduced a bill to prohibit discrimination in jury selection on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Jury ACCESS
Couple Fights to Change Adoption Laws So Their Kids Have Same Rights As Others
“These laws in particular are hurting families, and as we can see in this case, they’re hurting children.” Who do discriminatory adoption laws affect the
