Family Equality Council Blog

Family Weekend in Washington

Steve Majors — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:59:22 +0000

By Emily Hecht-McGowan, Director of Public Policy Thirty years ago this year, Family Equality Council endeavored to make life a little bit better for LGBT parents and their kids by providing a space for families to connect and share their lives with each other. We never could have imagined where we’d be 30 years later. [...]

30 years together

Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:28:39 +0000

Celebrate. Commit. Connect. Those are the New Year’s resolutions for the Family Equality Council and I hope, in 2012, they will be yours. This year, we will mark the 30th anniversary of our organization. Over the past 30 years we have worked tirelessly to strengthen our families by building our community to support parents and [...]

“We’re gonna be grandpas!”

Sean Carlson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:17:43 +0000

This is a shining example of the world as it should be. Watch as these two dads experience the joy that every family feels, no matter who they are or who they love. One year has passed. Take a look what love created:

Connecting LGBT Communities with Communities of Faith

Becky Sniderman — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:06:37 +0000

Jennifer Chrisler, Family Equality Council’s Executive Director, asked last week if I would like to attend an event with her at a local Jewish temple in which she was giving the D’var Torah (a talk on topics relating to a section of the Torah, typically the weekly Torah portion) during Shabbat services. Jenn was approached [...]

World AIDS Day

Heron Greenesmith — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:03:39 +0000

Today Family Equality Council adds our voice to those around the globe honoring World AIDS Day by lending our support to the millions of families impacted by HIV/AIDS. On November 8, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton introduced a new federal plan for HIV prevention, calling for the creation of an “AIDS-free generation.” But at the [...]

The Most Important Thing I Ever Designed

Steve Majors — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:06:16 +0000

The following blog was written by Brent Almond of the Designer Daddy blog. I was speaking at an adoption expo recently as a panelist on the topic “Are You Ready To Adopt?” In sharing our story, I referenced our family album a few times, as it was such a big part of our home study [...]

The right to family is more than a women’s right—it’s a human right

Steve Majors — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:02:50 +0000

The following blog was provided by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. Domestic and international sources of law recognize the right to family, including the right to rear children. Similarly, the reproductive justice (RJ) frameworkstands for the idea that all individuals have the right to have children, not to have children, and to parent the [...]

Giving Thanks for Family

Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:00:39 +0000

As a mother, I am grateful every day for the blessing of my family and committed to ensuring that my children are happy, health, loved and cared for. This week, as I prepare to celebrate this time of thanksgiving, my heart goes out to children who have a very different existence than that of my [...]

Blogging for Adoption: There Are No “Alternative” Families

Steve Majors — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:17:13 +0000

The following blog was written for Mombian by LGBT blogger/writer Dana Rudolph I’ve written a lot about adoption lately—some great new resources have just come out, including a book looking at recent research on adoption by lesbians and gay men, edited by David Brodzinsky and Adam Pertman of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, and a [...]

Steve Majors — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:26:47 +0000

The following blog is by Joey Guerra from the Houston Chronicle blog. Every time Emerson smiles, I tear up. Not necessarily a full-on cry (though that’s been known to happen a few times). More like a mist, a dew, a glaze of watery happiness. He has a fantastic smile that bursts from his cheeks, carves out his [...]