LGBTQ+

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

June 18, 2013

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, but we are still fighting for equal pay for equal work for all. Right now the wage gap is kind of like the faces on US money… only white men earn full dollars. Everyone else is left with pocket change. The graphic above shows the average wage...

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Charlie Rose

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security Blog Carnivals

June 12, 2013

Every day, LGBT Americans face unexpected emergencies or life events requiring their care and attention—a worker comes down with the flu, a child is born, an adoption is finalized, a sick child is sent home from school, an elderly loved one is hospitalized. Many LGBT workers learn at these critical...

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Jared Make

June 2, 2013

This blog post is part of Blogging for LGBT Families Day at the Mombian blog. To participate, click here . May 8 marked a difficult anniversary for many of us in North Carolina. It was the date one year ago when our fellow North Carolinians voted to enshrine discrimination in our state constitution...

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Beth Messersmith

May 29, 2013

Photo: My grandparents on their wedding day I’m gay. Though, to the chagrin of older generations, I prefer to refer to myself as queer . It’s what all the gay, cool, over-educated, hipsters are doing right now. I’m Asian. I’m engaged. Yay! I’ve also been told that I’m a funny person. Though I don’t...

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Jessica Guh

May 29, 2013

To join MomsRising.org and blog in support of LGBT families, click here . The other day, something happened on my Facebook page that gave me hope for our children and our country’s future. My mom, a socially conservative evangelical Christian, hit the “like” button after I swapped my profile photo...

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Elisa Batista

February 28, 2013

On February 12th, the Senate passed S. 47, a bill that reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a 78-22 margin. VAWA is our nation’s response to domestic and sexual violence and provides the greatest source of programming and funding for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the...

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Sharon Stapel

February 28, 2013

On January 21, 2013, the National Mall in Washington DC was packed with thousands of eager people who witnessed President Barack Obama get sworn in for his second term. During his speech, President Obama reminded us of our “vow to move forward together” on the challenges we face together as a...

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Cristina Finch

February 28, 2013

Long before my day-to-day professional life involved advocating for the Violence Against Women Act – and before I even knew that VAWA existed – I believed in the importance of this bill. As a college student, I volunteered at a transitional housing program for survivors of domestic violence and...

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Shaina Goodman

Immigration

December 10, 2012

( Photo Credit : Amnesty International USA) As the challenges facing human rights progress are vast, it is crucially important to acknowledge victories that bring us closer to a world where human rights are a reality for all. The passage of the Maryland Dream Act manifested our belief that...

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Jiva Manske

Paid Family Leave Health Care

June 22, 2012

In the year that has passed since Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Marriage Equality Act, thousands of same-sex couples have vowed to take each other "in sickness and in health." Yet because of discriminatory and inadequate federal laws that deny LGBT spouses the protections...

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Jared Make