Exactly 13 years ago today, same-sex couples gained the right to marry in a U.S. state for the first time. In the U.K., on the same day, the government repealed Section 28, which had prevented local authorities from “promoting homosexuality.” Three years to the day later, my spouse and I made our own marriage legal.
Wondering what you need to do to protect your family once Donald Trump becomes president? Here’s what two LGBTQ legal organizations are saying.
Some much-needed good news: A two-mom couple has won their battle with the state of North Carolina and will now be able to put both their names on the birth certificates of their sons.
UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s features a two-mom couple, along with an interracial couple, in its upbeat Christmas ad for the year.
Like many of us, I am in shock and grief this morning at the thought that Donald Trump will be our next president. None of us can predict exactly what this will mean for ourselves or for our country, but this is what I do know.
As most of you well know, this election will have far-reaching consequences for LGBTQ families and others—but we parents know that sometimes things come up unexpectedly. Here are some tips to help you get to the polls tomorrow.
Several parents have recently shared personal stories on why tomorrow’s election will have momentous consequences for LGBTQ families, among others. Have a read.
The adopted child of a friend asked her, “Mom, if Donald Trump is elected, will he send me and my brother back to our countries of origin?” Here’s the mom’s response—along with Hillary Clinton’s response to a mixed-race boy who expressed his fears about the hateful language coming from the Trump campaign.
Four years goes by fast. On Halloween in 2012, I posted this video from director Joss Whedon about how voting for Mitt Romney could lead to the zombie apocalypse. Substitute “Trump” for “Romney” and this is still relevant. Now that’s scary!
A new federal bill aims to ensure that students and others have access to online LGBTQ resources by ensuring these materials aren’t blocked by Internet filters in schools and libraries.
