By Don Oellerich, Deputy Chief Economist, Office of Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services  The Census only happens every 10 years. At that time of the census, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wants to make sure that every single adult [...]

By Gary J. Gates, Williams Distinguished Scholar, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law   LGBT families need to be visible and counted in the 2010 Census.  Census data gives a snapshot of the LGBT community and informs many of the public and private policies that impact the lives of LGBT individuals and their families.  The [...]

The Family Equality Council is excited to announce that BD Wong will be the keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Rainbow Families Conference. A Tony Award-winning actor, BD Wong is a highly acclaimed performer and advocate. Currently he plays forensic psychiatrist, Dr. George Huang, on NBC’s Law and Order: SVU. His character, Father Ray Mukada, [...]

Family Equality Council continues to support efforts to preserve marriage equality in Maine. Today through November 4, Volunteer Manager, Sara Leckey will be working on the ground in the final days of the No on 1/Protect Maine Equality campaign. Election Day is a pivotal day for equality in Maine. The statewide ballot contains Question 1, [...]

Nearly 50 families joined Family Equality Council and thousands of other LGBT activists from across the country in Washington D.C. for the historic National Equality March. The march from the White House to the Capital raised awareness in the fight for full LGBT equality. Don’t let the momentum stop! The march for full LGBT equality [...]

All members of Family Equality Council are invited to attend our Annual Membership meeting on Friday, August 7, 2009 from 1:30 – 2:00 pm.  The meeting will be held at Provincetown High School as part of our 14th Annual Family Week.  At this meeting members will be provided an updated on the work of the [...]

The following is an excerpt from a White House Blog post by Brian Bond, the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Prior to working for President Obama, Mr. Bond served as the Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee’s Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council. Later today, the White House will host [...]

Today, our own Executive Director, Jennifer Chrisler, wrote a guest post for Pam’s House Blend. We’re proud to be cross-posting her statements and Pam Spaulding’s comments here: This is a guest post by Jennifer Chrisler of the Family Equality Council; as executive director for the organization, she attended the Presidential limited federal benefits extension signing [...]

On June 13th, the Boston lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender  community will come together and celebrate New England’s largest Pride event. For over 39 years, Boston Pride has organized the Pride Festival, which now includes over one hundred vendors and merchants. This year, Family Equality Council will be a part of the festivities, bringing a [...]

Are you looking for a fun, supportive, LGBTQ family safe place to send the kids for two weeks this August? Consider Mountain Meadow Summer Camp! Mountain Meadow is a safe space camp for the children of LGBTQ parents. It was founded in 1981 by a feminist rabbi, Julie Greenberg. What started out as six children [...]