Tag: Gabriel Blau
Same-Sex Married Couples Now Eligible for the Family and Medical Leave Act
Family Equality Council® today praised the U.S. Department of Labor for issuing a proposed rule that makes workers eligible for leave to take care of a same-sex spouse under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), whether or not they live in states that recognize their marriages.
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.
Family Equality Council and COLAGE Set For Family Week, 2014
Family Equality Council®, the national organisation which represents the three million parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer in the United States and their six million children of all ages, and COLAGE, the only national organisation for and by people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents, are gearing up for Family Week, 2014.
‘To Sochi With Love’ Campaign
Family Equality Council, the national organization which connects, supports, and represents the six million families with parents who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer in the United States and their six million children, today announced the launch of To Sochi With Love, a campaign to demonstrate solidarity with LGBTQ Russians during the Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia to be held February 7 through February 23.
Family Equality Council condemns alarming proposed law in Russia to deny gay parents custody of their children
Family Equality Council, the national organization that connects, supports and represents the nation’s three million parents who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and their six million children, today condemned a proposed bill in Russia, posted to the Russian Parliament’s website, that would make parents’ sexual orientation a basis for denying custody of their children.