Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

Kids Pay the Price: Defeating Religious Exemption Programs in Child Welfare

At the recent Creating Change conference in Detroit, Family Equality, represented by Senior Policy Counsel, Shelbi Day, shared about how religious exemptions laws harm LGBTQ+ February 14, 2019

GUEST BLOG: Queerspawn Voices at Creating Change

Guest Blog by Jean Azar-Tanguay. Jean is a senior in high school at Boston Latin School. She has been a member of the COLAGE Youth February 13, 2019

Emily McGranachan, Kaley Fry and Jean Azar Tanguay

Creating Change: Inclusive Schools for LGBTQ+ Families

Last week at the Creating Change Conference, Family Equality teamed up with COLAGE to share best practices in creating inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ families. Jean February 2, 2019

Honoring an Unsung LGBTQ Hero: Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin was one of the most influential activists and organizers of the 20th century, and yet many people don’t know his name. Among many February 1, 2019

Family Equality Council Denounces DeVos’s Proposed Title IX Regulations

Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC-BY-SA-2.0 Authors: Shelbi Day and Mary Rohmiller Family Equality Council has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education opposing Education Secretary DeVos’s January 31, 2019

Family Equality at Creating Change 2019

This year, Family Equality continues our tradition of advocacy and collaboration as presenters at the annual Creating Change Conference. Taking place in Detroit, Michigan from January 22, 2019

Celebrating 40 Years of Family Equality!

This year, Family Equality Council celebrates our 40th Anniversary! Founded in 1979 at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, the organization January 7, 2019

B is for Boundaries this Holiday Season

Guest Blog by: Luna Malbroux, Storytelling Project Manager at Family Equality Council Every year, as November comes around the corner, my muscles start to tighten December 20, 2018

Family Equality Sponsor Spotlight: EMD Serono

Family Equality Council is thrilled and honored to have the support of corporations who both serve our communities and elevate our work through their contributions December 20, 2018

Our Storytelling Partnership with acowsay cinema

Storytelling is a key part of Family Equality’s work. Stories, when shared from a place of truth and vulnerability, have the power to raise awareness, December 17, 2018

The Power of Our Stories: Reflections on World AIDS Day

Today Family Equality Council joins millions around the world in recognizing World AIDS Day. Beginning in 1988, World AIDS Day became a way to raise December 1, 2018

Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign Members tell HHS: Do NOT provide South Carolina with a license to discriminate!

76 Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign members and allies have sent a letter to HHS’ Secretary Alex Azar with a clear message: Discrimination harms November 20, 2018