Advocating for LGBTQ Families

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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

Parents, young adults, and advocates who testified in support of the MPA. Photo credit: Massachusetts Parentage Act Coalition

Powerful Testimony at Massachusetts Parentage Act Hearing

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

Biden Administration Strengthens Title IX Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ Students and Others

The U.S. Department of Education has released regulations that will better protect LGBTQ students, sexual violence survivors, and others against discrimination in schools. Regulations addressing the inclusion of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex students in school sports, however, are still pending.

April 22, 2024

Michigan Updates Parentage Laws to Better Protect Children of LGBTQ Parents: Which State Will Step Up Next?

April 3, 2024

North Carolina Ruling Shows the Price of Outdated Parentage Laws

March 22, 2024

Nicole Berner Is 2nd Lesbian Mom Confirmed to Federal Bench This Month

March 21, 2024

Michigan Legislature Passes Bills to Legalize Surrogacy and to Ensure Children in All Families Have Equitable Access to Parentage Protections

March 20, 2024

Judge (and Lesbian Mom) Melissa DuBose Confirmed to Federal Bench

March 14, 2024

Florida Students Can Now “Say Gay/LGBTQ” After Major Settlement

March 12, 2024

Padua Court Says Nongestational Mothers Can Be on Children’s Birth Certificates

March 6, 2024

Alabama Supreme Court Ruling That Frozen Embryos Are “Children” May Have “Devastating Consequences” for Fertility Care

February 19, 2024

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