Families

What would Trump’s immigrant ancestors say?

They were once exiles and refugees and deportees with nowhere to turn. Why are we, their descendants, allowing this to be done in our names?

Eulogy in Paris: ‘You lived like a star, you leave like a star’

https://youtu.be/v6HD0LfikdA Andy Towle writes: Étienne Cardiles, the husband of slain officer Xavier Jugelé, delivered an emotional eulogy outside police headquarters on Tuesday. Jugelé was slain by Karim Cheurfi, a 39-year-old…

Seven Principles for Young Advocates

Below is something I drafted for a group of high school students visiting from the Bronx whom I am meeting this afternoon to talk about GLAA’s work. I also developed…

Jason Chaffetz announces retirement from House

Strike up the band! Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), one of the worst homophobes in the U.S. House of Representatives and a frequent meddler in D.C. affairs, announced today that he…

Moving the Needle on Reproductive Justice and Family Planning in DC

Moving the Needle on Reproductive Justice and Family Planning in DC Earlier this month, the Collaborative Reproduction Amendment Act became law in DC after completing its Congressional review period. The…

DC Surrogacy legalization becomes law

At long last, the Collaborative Reproduction Amendment Act, legalizing and regulating surrogate parenting agreements in the District, took effect on April 7 after completion of its congressional review period. It…

Fewer guns, more mental health care

Another deadly shooting in San Bernardino, this time in a school, where a woman’s estranged husband went to her workplace to kill her and then himself. He also shot two…

Nebraska State Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That Struck Down Nation’s Last Ban On LGBT Adoption

Joe My God reports on the ACLU reaction: The Nebraska Supreme Court today upheld a lower court decision which strikes down a decades old ban on gay and lesbian foster…

Lambda Legal responds to confirmation of Gorsuch to SCOTUS

David Badash of The New Civil Rights Movement reports this statement by Lambda Legal Director of Strategy Sharon McGowan: The arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but…

Haley on Syrian chemical attack: US may act if UN does not

https://youtu.be/-5ALihbCVoU UN Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke eloquently at an emergency meeting at the UN on the horrific chemical attack in Syria that killed dozens of children among others. It is…