Here’s a great story from one of our members, Malea: Over a year ago my partner and I were so nervous for our son who was entering Kindergarten at our zoned public school. We mainly had the same fears as any other parent. Would our son make friends? Would our son be successful in school? [...]

In a watershed moment for the Department of Justice, Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General, sent a letter to Congress stating that by President Obama’s directive the DOJ will no longer defend Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. Section 3 restricts the definition of marriage to mean “only a legal union between one man [...]

The Family Equality Council has issued the following statement from Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler: The Obama administration has now given voice to a truth that a majority of Americans have come to understand. That is, that ALL families are valued in our country and deserve equal protection under the law. This is an important victory [...]

Check out this article on same-sex parenting on Boston.com this week: My 3-year-old twin boys and I are camped out on the terminal floor at the Denver airport, halfway through a five-hour flight delay and surrounded by plastic planes, action figures, and lollipop wrappers. Soon another set of young boys is lured to our sticky [...]

Check out this video of Annette Bening speaking about The Kids Are All Right and gay families on towleroad.com: Read more here.

Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler was quoted on Boston.com this week: In the decade that saw Massachusetts become the first state to legalize gay marriage, the number of reported same-sex couples in the state climbed sharply, suggesting to many advocates that there is a growing public acceptance and that more gay couples are willing to declare [...]

From ABC News: The year his parents wed, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously legalized gay marriage, making it the third state and the first heartland state to allow same-sex couples to marry. The latest Internet hero is Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa engineering student and Eagle Scout whose parents are lesbians. Wahls gave [...]