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New York Gov: New Trump Rule Allowing Adoption and Healthcare Discrimination Is “Heartless and Dumb”

November 4, 2019

“Noxious”; “heartless and dumb”; “discriminatory and repugnant to our values”—these are just a few of the words that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo used to describe the Trump Administration’s proposed rule that would allow taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption agencies, along with other healthcare entities, to discriminate against LGBTQ people and others. Cuomo pledged to fight the rule and to continue supporting LGBTQ people in New York who want to become parents or care for children in need.

Parent-child hands. Photo by Aditya Romansa on Unsplash

Trump Administration Issues New Rule to Allow Discrimination in Adoption, Foster Care, and Other Healthcare Services

November 1, 2019

The Trump administration has once again outdone itself in loathsomeness by issuing a new rule today—the first day of National Adoption Month—that allows taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption agencies to discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion. In fact, it would let all recipients of grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) engage in such discrimination, which could impact programs dedicated to youth homelessness, HIV, STI, and substance abuse prevention, among others. Here’s what you can do to help counter it.

Fighting the Trump Administration’s Discriminatory “Denial of Care” Rule

October 30, 2019

LGBTQ and reproductive rights advocates are in court today to fight a Trump administration rule that allows health care workers to refuse to provide medical services that violate their religious or moral beliefs. They argue that the rule is unlawful and permits discrimination against LGBTQ people and our families, among others.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

October 21, 2019

A few bits from round and about that I haven’t covered elsewhere, including family vignettes, information on fertility and family formation, and a child of same-sex parents left “stateless” after three countries have refused or delayed granting her citizenship.

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#OurDayinCourt: U.S. Supreme Court Could Uphold — or Deny — Employment Protections for LGBTQ People

October 8, 2019

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear three cases that could either take away existing LGBTQ employment protections—or affirm that existing federal law does protect LGBTQ people. This could be the decision that has the most impact on LGBTQ people’s lives—and the lives of our children—in the years to come.

Michigan Adoption and Foster Care Agencies Allowed to Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples, Judge Rules

September 27, 2019

Taxpayer-funded adoption and foster care agencies in Michigan may use their religious beliefs as a reason to discriminate against same-sex and unmarried couples, a federal judge ruled yesterday, overturning a settlement that had been reached earlier this year.

New Middle-Grade Book Tells Childhood Stories of LGBTQ and Other Social Justice Activists

September 24, 2019

Every social justice hero was once a child. Some became activists as children; others did so as adults because of things they experienced when they were young. A new middle-grade book from the prolific Robin Stevenson explores the childhoods of activists in the LGBTQ, racial, disability, labor, immigrant, and women’s civil rights’ movements, among other areas, offering young readers both information and inspiration.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

September 19, 2019

Personal stories, political news, entertainment tidbits, and more that I haven’t covered elsewhere! A buffet for your reading pleasure!

Roee and Adiel Kiviti. Photo courtesy of Lambda Legal

State Dept. Says Baby of Same-Sex, U.S. Citizen Parents Is Not a Citizen

September 13, 2019

A fourth married, same-sex couple is suing the U.S. State Department for refusing to recognize the U.S. citizenship of their child—in this case, despite the fact that both parents are U.S. citizens. The department is treating the child as “born out of wedlock.”

Watch: New IKEA Video Features Two Men in Bed (Trying to Sleep)

September 4, 2019

A new video from furniture giant IKEA shows two men struggling with the discomfort of their too-small bed. It’s part of a faux-nature docuseries, createdÂ in partnership with National Geographic, “to capture and document the human species in one of the most challenging habitats the world has ever seen—the bedroom.”