Advocating for LGBTQ Families

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) at the signing of the Massachusetts Parentage Act, August 12, 2024. Screenshot from Mass.gov video.

LGBTQ Families and Advocates Celebrate Signing of Massachusetts Parentage Act

Photo credit: DrKontogianniIVF [CC BY 2.0]

New Federal Legislation Introduced to Make IVF Access a Statutory Right

“Stay Engaged”: Making Progress for LGBTQ Families in 2024

Perils and Progress: A 2023 Year in Review for LGBTQ Families

Kelley Robinson (R), wife, Becky George (L), and son, Izaiah. Eric Kayne/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign.

HRC’s Kelley Robinson Talks Family, Fighting Back, and the Future

Respect for Marriage Act Passes Congress, But Queer Families Still Need Protections

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More on Politics and Law

Finding Hope: Recent Wins for LGBTQ Families

As my interfaith family heads towards Passover and Easter, holidays of hope, renewal, and freedom, I’m thinking about recent wins that LGBTQ families have had despite a climate of rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and action.

April 10, 2025

What the Attempt to Close the Department of Education Means and What You Can Do

March 24, 2025

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling in Support of LGBTQ Families

March 21, 2025

Representation and Resistance

March 10, 2025

Watch the LGBTQ History Videos Removed from the PBS Website Because of Executive Orders

March 3, 2025

Authors and Illustrators of LGBTQ Picture Books at Center of Supreme Court Case Speak Out

February 20, 2025

New IVF Executive Order Falls Short

February 19, 2025

Defense Department Suspends Online Courses on Diversity, Gender, and More for Child and Youth Professionals Serving Military Families

February 13, 2025

Fighting Back: Actions Being Taken Against Transphobic Executive Orders

January 31, 2025