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Discrimination

Don’t Let Your Ruling Harm Our Family. An Open Letter to the Supreme Court from a Same-Sex Dad

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 7:00 PM April 2, 2013
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When the Supreme Court Justices wondered aloud whether same-sex parenting is “deleterious” to a child, Jack Montgomery felt compelled to ask the Court to consider if their ruling will be “deleterious” to the children he and his husband have rescued from the “deleterious” neglect of their straight birth parents. Watch the video…

Education

Standing On The Right Side Of History: 16 Year Old Jack Andraka Is ‘The Edison Of Our Times’

by Stuart Wilber ● 3:38 PM March 23, 2013
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A photo posted on my Facebook page was captioned, “This is Jack Andraka, he is 15 years old and openly gay. He’ll be sitting with Michelle Obama tonight at the State of the Union. Jack has invented an inexpensive way for early detection of pancreatic cancer.”

families

On Our Radar – Two Gay Dads And The Missing Puzzle Piece

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM March 17, 2013
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What made a New York Family Court Judge ask the gay man who found a baby on the subway if he wanted to keep him? The origins of a hunch are On Our Radar.

Discrimination

Watch: Suze Orman Says ‘Gay Americans Pay More Taxes For Fewer Rights’

by David Badash ● 2:46 PM February 25, 2013
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Suze Orman says that “gay Americans pay more taxes for fewer rights,” and adds that if heterosexual couples had to pay in taxes half of what they inherited upon the passing of their spouse “they wouldn’t stand for it.”

Discrimination

Oakland County Refuses To Defend Michigan’s Ban On Same-Sex Marriage And Adoption

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 12:38 PM February 20, 2013
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Oakland County, Michigan has withdrawn its motion to dismiss the lawsuit of April and Jayne DeBoer-Rowse, challenging Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriages and adoptions, deciding the case should be heard, and resolved by the court.

families

Family Equality Council On FMLA: Protecting Our Families When They’re Most Vulnerable

by Guest Author ● 5:08 PM February 5, 2013
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Today, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the inclusion of same-sex headed families in this important law.

Analysis

How To Separate Unstable People From Their Guns – A Practical Plan

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 12:37 PM December 19, 2012
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One way communities could reduce gun violence? Enable judges to review concerns that a gun owning family member has become unstable.

Coming Out

On Our Radar – Your Holiday Mom

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM December 16, 2012
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It may be the season of home and hearth, but thousands of LGBTQ kids will be spending the season rejected by their families. Your Holiday Mom offers these at-risk young people support and encouragement when their own families let them down. Today, Your Holiday Mom, and the true Christmas spirit, are On Our Radar.

families

GLAAD Asks ‘Where Are So-Called ‘Family’ Organizations On Black Friday?’

by David Badash ● 1:10 PM November 23, 2012
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GLAAD’s Ross Murray asks why are so-called “family” groups “silent about a culture that sends people away from their families to the mall” on Black Friday?

families

Stem Cell Researchers’ Discovery Will Allow Gay Couples To Create Their Own Eggs

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 11:48 AM October 10, 2012
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My two dads may soon be a genetic reality. Scientists have discovered how to create a baby with the DNA of two fathers without the need for a donated egg.

Discrimination

Federal Judge Encourages Lesbian Couple To Take On Michigan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 9:05 PM August 29, 2012
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A conservative Federal Judge today unexpectedly invited a lesbian couple suing so they can both adopt their three children, to amend their lawsuit to contest Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Bigotry Watch

American Sociological Association Poised To Act Against Anti-Gay Regnerus Study

by Scott Rose ● 1:46 PM August 24, 2012

The American Sociological Association says they “will do something like submit briefs” on the Regnerus study and issues surrounding it “to the relevant courts,” adding “This is a big deal, which happens rarely.”

Bigotry Watch

Fischer: Gays Cannot Be Allowed To Raise Their Own Biological Children

by David Badash ● 4:51 PM July 17, 2012
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Bryan Fischer says gays are pedophiles and must not be allowed to adopt children, raise them, or even be alone with them — even ones who are their own, biologically.

Discrimination

New Study Confirms 4 In 10 Homeless Youth Are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender

by David Badash ● 2:29 PM July 12, 2012
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A new study confirms that four in ten homeless youth and teens are LGBT, and more than 40% of those ran away from home or were kicked out of their family’s home.

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