Category: USA – LGBTQ Family
Gay fathers face stigma and mistreatment as parents
Even as parenting by same-sex couples becomes more common in the U.S., many gay men and their families still experience discrimination and are stigmatised by relatives, neighbours, salespeople and other members of their communities, a study suggests.
The Biden Foundation launches «As You Are» story map
The Biden Foundation today announced it has collected almost 500 stories of family and community acceptance and rejection as part of its «As You Are» campaign, many of which can now be read on a new online story map.
U.S : Bill Advances Bias in Adoption, Foster Care
Child welfare agencies in the United States could be allowed to discriminate under a recent amendment to legislation pending before Congress. The amendment would also threaten the rights of children in care, Human Rights Watch said in a video released today.
American Medical Association Passes New LGBTQ Policies
Transgender Prisoner Rights and LGBT Family Paid Leave Efforts Get AMA’s Boost.
Biden Foundation and YMCA USA In a Joint Effort to Foster LGBTQ Inclusion and Equity
New initiative will develop and implement local strategies to support LGBTQ individuals and families.
Alabama Bill Would Jeopardise Children in Need of Families
On Tuesday, the Alabama House approved a dangerous bill that would allow adoption and foster care agencies with “sincerely held religious beliefs” to discriminate against prospective parents.