Family Equality Council

Despite Governor Paterson’s support - the New York State Senate denied marriage equality with a vote of 24 to 38.

From Family Equality Council Blog:

Statement of Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director, Family Equality Council:

Maine voted 53 to 47 to reject gay marriage. The closely watched — and not very close — vote extended the winning streak of gay-marriage opponents nationwide, who have now prevailed in more than 30 straight state elections over whether to allow marriage equality.

Still, the issue will not go away.

TIME magazine reports:

Scholastic has reversed its decision about 'Luv Ya Bunches', a book which features a teen with lesbian parents.

The company issued a statement on its corporate blog:

The Washington Post reports:

President Obama made clear that he favors the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA], and intends to ask Congress to repeal the 13-year-old law that denies benefits to domestic partners of federal employees and allows states to reject same-sex marriages performed in other states.

Family Equality Council [FEC] notified its members about a new resource called All in God's Family.

Come for the fun, leave with a whole new family!

The Family Equality Council has announced the launch of the Family Week 2009 website!

Scheduled for August 1-8, 2009 in Provincetown, MA, Family Week is the largest gathering of LGBT families and their friends in the United States. The 14th annual Family Week offers workshops, social gatherings, meals and much more for all ages.

At least one news source is reporting that "frustrated parents are learning that piles of tickets are being handed out to 'special groups,' including gay and lesbian families."

Since 2006, the Family Equality Council has encouraged gay and lesbian families to wait in line for tickets to the event. Many gay parents have camped out and scored coveted tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll. It's become an annual event for many FEC members.