BREAKING: MN Safe Schools for All Bill Introduced!
Today, Minnesota State Senators Dibble, Wiger, Rummel and Saxhaug introduced S.F. No. 971, the “Safe Schools for All” bill developed by Rainbow Families, the Midwest
NAACP Comes Out Against Prop 8
Throughout the Prop 8 fight last year, the California NAACP was a strong ally for marriage equality. Yesterday, the national NAACP came out strongly against
Historic Domestic Partnership Bill Introduced in Florida!
More great news from the Road to Equality: Equality Florida announced yesterday the introduction of a historic domestic partnership bill in the Sunshine State! As
Best Interests of Children Prevail in Alaska
Anti-LGBT measures passed in four states last November, including Prop 8 in California. These measures, juxtaposed with the election of Barack Obama, gave the impression
Ending Gender Identity/Expression Discrimination in Massachusetts…Soon!
Great news coming out of Massachusetts this week. Reps. Sciortino and Rushing and Sen. Downing re-introduced “An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes,”
UPDATE: Uniting American Families Act Introduced TODAY
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) both reintroduced the Uniting American Families Act today! Big thanks to those of you who urged
Largest MN School District Removes Anti-Gay Policy
Anoka-Hennepin, the largest school district in Minnesota, has removed its 1995 policy stating that homosexuality should not be taught as a normal, valid lifestyle. In
Uniting American Families Act Coming Soon!
Great News! Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) plans to reintroduce the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA)! The UAFA requires LGBT couples to meet the same standard
Families Making an Impact at Creating Change 2009
Five Family Equality Council Staff attended this year’s National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change in Denver, Colorado. Creating Change is hosted annually by the
Wyoming: The Equality State?
Once upon a time some friends of mine and I scoffed at the fact that Wyoming calls itself the “Equality State.” Home to Vice President
No Gays Allowed?
Openly gay Missouri State Representative Jeanette Mott Oxford is concerned that she was recently blocked from joining a committee on children and families because of
Florida Bar Assoc. Supports Overturning Gay Adoption Ban
Last November a Miami Circuit Court judge ruled that Florida’s decades-old ban on gays and lesbians adopting children is unconstitutional. Read our post from the
