Recent Blog Posts - Family Equality

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Meet Our New Digital Programs Manager & Director of Family Formation

As we enter a new chapter at Family Equality, we are pleased to introduce our families to two critical members of our Programs team: Ever Rucker and Jess Venable-Novak! June 28, 2021

Raising Them to Be Strong: A Gay Dad’s Reflections on Parenting Daughters

To recognize Fathers’ Day, a long-time supporter of Family Equality, Lane Igoudin, shares his journey of fatherhood and his experience raising daughters. June 20, 2021

LGBTQ+ Family Discrimination in Schools: Title IX Comment Letter

Family Equality leads 38 organizations in a comment letter urging the Department of Education to protect students with LGBTQ+ families from discrimination. June 15, 2021

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Reading the Rainbow: The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess

This month's book feature is: The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish, written by Lil Miss Hot Mess and illustrated by Olga De Dios. June 4, 2021

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: The Diversity of LGBTQ Foster Parents Helps Meet the Diversity of Needs for Kids in Care

As the Supreme Court considers Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, we're highlighting LGBTQ+ family stories that show the real-life impact of discrimination. June 3, 2021

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: When Discrimination Does Not Get in the Way

As the Supreme Court considers Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, we're highlighting LGBTQ+ family stories that show the real-life impact of discrimination. June 1, 2021

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act is Reintroduced in Congress

National Foster Care Month ended with the reintroduction of the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family (“Every Child”) Act into Congress. May 28, 2021

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: Discrimination Keeps Kids Waiting for Homes that are Ready for Them

As the Supreme Court considers Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, we're highlighting LGBTQ+ family stories that show the real-life impact of discrimination. May 25, 2021

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: Discrimination Leaves Youth in Foster Care

As the Supreme Court considers Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, we're highlighting LGBTQ+ family stories that show the real-life impact of discrimination. May 18, 2021

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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: Discrimination Deters LGBTQ+ Parents

As the Supreme Court considers Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, we're highlighting LGBTQ+ family stories that show the real-life impact of discrimination. May 13, 2021

When You’re a Mother Who Needs Her Mother (Who Needed Her Mother)

To honor and recognize the complexities of Mothers’ Day in our community, Family Equality’s Chief Executive Officer, Stacey Stevenson, shares a piece of her motherhood journey—as a mother who needs her mother who needed her mother. May 9, 2021

Join National Network Member, Rainbow Families, for a Virtual Conference

Rainbow Families' Annual Family Conference—two days of workshops and community-building—has been a staple tradition for this community since 2003. May 4, 2021