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Dancing With The Stars pro and his husband at the center of substitute teacher firing

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Editorial Staff

A substitute teacher has been fired after she told an 11-year-old boy that he shouldn’t be thankful for his adoptive

World Series star declines Trump invite because his wife’s parents are lesbians

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 Editorial Staff

Baseball pitcher Sean Doolittle has decided to forego a trip to the White House to celebrate the Washington Nationals’ World

Adoption Editor's Pick

Trump to allow adoption agencies to refuse placement in LGBT homes

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 Editorial Staff Family Equality Council

The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposed regulation that will allow taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to refuse placement to

Supreme Court to decide on LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Cases

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Editorial Staff Family Equality Council, PFLAG, Supreme Court, The Trevor Project

Family Equality, The Trevor Project, and PFLAG National submitted an Amicus Brief in support of employees in three critically-important LGBTQ employment discrimination

Infertility coverage for LGBTQ employees is on the rise

September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 Editorial Staff

Companies looking to attract and keep loyal employees often offer perks to sweeten their appeal. Fertility benefits have been one of

Advice & Education Editor's Pick

LGBTQ inclusive curricula introduced in hundreds of rural schools

September 9, 2019September 10, 2019 Editorial Staff Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon

Hope in a Box, a start-up nonprofit based in New York that developed the definitive primer in LGBTQ-inclusive literature for

Dads Editor's Pick

Gay fathers receive less parental leave than other couples: study

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Editorial Staff

Gay men around the world receive less paid parental leave than lesbian or heterosexual couples. A study at the University

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Illinois mandates LGBT curriculum law

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Editorial Staff Illinois

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that mandates all public schools teach students about the contributions of

‘Straight Pride’ organizer has a gay son and he’s speaking out

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Editorial Staff

The son of Modesto, California, Straight Pride Parade organizer Mylinda Mason is gay and he’s been speaking out against his hateful