Press Releases Archive - Family Equality Council

Sen Wyden at Senate Finance Hearing with HHS Sec Azar

43 U.S. Senators Speak Out in Opposition to HHS Adoption Discrimination; Wyden Describes “Victims of that Discrimination” at Hearing with HHS Sec. Azar

At the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s budget today, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) denounced the Trump administration’s discriminatory actions in foster care and adoption. His comments, directed to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, follow the release yesterday of a letter from 43 Senators to Azar. March 14, 2019

Family Equality Council Welcomes Bipartisan Reintroduction of the Equality Act

The Equality Act is a comprehensive bill that will add LGBTQ people to existing civil rights laws and strengthening protections for all people — including women, religious minorities, and people of color -- providing clear, consistent protections nationwide in employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally funded programs, and jury service. March 13, 2019

Parents, Surrogates, Elected Officials, Advocates Call on Legislature to Pass Child-Parent Security Act

The Protecting Modern Families Coalition, led by Family Equality Council, today joined together with elected officials, parents, surrogates, and advocates in Albany for a lobby day to call on the New York State Legislature to pass the Child-Parent Security Act this legislative session. This critical legislation will modernize state law to support and protect New Yorkers that utilize assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization or gestational surrogacy, to form their families. March 6, 2019

Family Equality Council Welcomes Reintroduction of the Do No Harm Act

Family Equality Council calls on Congress to pass the Do No Harm Act to limit the ability of institutions and individuals to use RFRA to avoid complying with generally applicable federal non-discrimination laws and other laws regulating wages and compensation, child labor, health care services, and other services. February 28, 2019

Protecting Modern Families Coalition A Project of Family Equality Council

STATEMENT: Child-Parent Security Act Passes NY Assembly Judiciary Committee

February 27, 2019

Family Equality Responds to United Methodist Church Vote in Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage and LGBTQ Clergy

February 27, 2019

Members of Congress, Faith, Child Welfare, and LGBTQ Communities Speak Out Against Adoption Discrimination

Members of Congress and faith, child welfare and LGBTQ organizational members of the Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign spoke out in one voice today in firm opposition to the Trump administration’s steps to allow taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption agencies to discriminate based on religious beliefs. February 13, 2019

President Trump speaks at 2019 National Prayer Breakfast (Image: C-SPAN)

Family Equality Council Condemns Trump Administration Comments in Support of Adoption Discrimination

February 7, 2019

New Family Equality Council Survey Reveals Dramatic Growth in LGBTQ Family Building

February 6, 2019

Family Equality Council Launches Virtual LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training Program for Family-Building Providers

The Open Door Professional Training Program is designed for family building providers, from reproductive endocrinologists, OB/GYNs, nurses, and pediatricians to midwives, family law practitioners, surrogacy center staff, holistic health providers, and perinatal social workers. Participation in the Open Door Program enhances the ability of providers to welcome LGBTQ prospective parents with open arms and meet this community’s unique needs as they embark on their family-building journeys. January 30, 2019

Family Equality Council Condemns HHS Decision to Allow South Carolina Child Welfare Providers to Discriminate

January 23, 2019

Statement from Protecting Modern Families Coalition on Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address

The Protecting Modern Families Coalition today issued a statement on Governor Cuomo’s State of the State proposal that would lift the ban on surrogacy agreements in New York State, otherwise known as the Child Parent Security Act. January 15, 2019