Tag: Family Equality Council
Unite for Marriage launches countdown to #DecisionDay
Yesterday, the Unite for Marriage coalition launched the U.S national countdown to #DecisionDay – the day the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the issue of marriage for same-sex couples living in all 50 states.
Family Equality Council Statement on President Obama’s Immigration Announcement
Family Equality Council commends President Obama following tonight’s historic announcement that he will take executive action to protect five million eligible undocumented immigrants from deportation and allow them to work legally. But the organisation urges further steps by Congress to create long-term solutions to the nation’s immigration crisis.
Family Equality Council Launches “Allies for Adoption” Campaign
Family Equality Council has announced its 2014 “Allies for Adoption” Campaign to coincide with National Adoption Month in November. The initiative will draw attention to the obstacles LGBTQ people confront when trying to secure legal ties for their families. In the majority of states across the country, LGBTQ people encounter barriers when trying to adopt a partner’s child, jointly adopt through a private agency or when attempting to serve as foster or adoptive parents to youth in care.
Family Weekend in the Southwest-Austin Parents Take Pride in their Families
Family Equality Council is set to partner with the Austin community again this year during Austin Pride Weekend (Sept. 18- 21), in creating additional family-friendly spaces where parents and prospective parents who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, along with their children and other allies, can celebrate, make new connections, and be part of the equality movement.
Family Equality Council to Attend White House Summit on Working Families
Today (June 23), Family Equality Council® representatives will join the White House, the Department of Labor, and the Center for American Progress for the first-ever Summit on Working Families, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
Family Equality Council Denounces Judge’s Decision to Deny Texas Gay Couple Adoption Protections for their Newborn Twins
Family Equality Council today strongly denounced a decision by a Texas judge to bar Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs the ability to second-parent adopt their twin sons and add their names to their birth certificates.