Adoption: New Partnership Will Open More Loving Homes
March 27, 2012 by Paul Guequierre
Did you know that children are being raised in over 1 million LGBT-headed households across the country? These numbers from 2010 U.S. Census data show adoption by LGBT families is not a new phenomenon. But sadly LGBT people still face far too many barriers for LGBT to opening their hearts and homes to children who so desperately need them and deserve nothing less. The HRC Foundation’s “All Children – All Families” initiative is working to break those barriers down.
Continue Reading ►Every Child Deserves a Family
March 12, 2012 by Ellen Kahn
It may seem safe to bet that regardless of political party or ideology we can agree on the basic concept that every child deserves a loving, supportive family.
Continue Reading ►Los Angeles Adoption and Foster Care Agency Earns “All Children – All Families” Seal of Recognition
February 29, 2012 by Paul Guequierre
Yesterday the HRC Foundation Family Projected presented the All Children – All Families seal of recognition to the Village Family Services in Los Angeles during the agency’s Cultural Competency Series workshop Working With LGBTQ Youth: What You Really Need to Know. The family wellness agency earned the honor by meeting the required criteria for fully inclusive policies and practices in working with the LGBT community. The Human Rights Campaign’s All Children—All Families initiative provides a comprehensive framework for agencies to establish policies and practices that welcome, support and affirm LGBT foster and adoptive parents.
Continue Reading ►Minnesota for Marriage’s Head-Scratching Arguments Against Equality
February 28, 2012 by Dan Rafter
E-mail cites bizarre reasons why committed, loving same-sex Minnesota couples should be barred from marrying.
Continue Reading ►Virginia’s Anti-Gay Adoption Bill Passes State Senate
February 10, 2012 by HRC staff
Virginia’s anti-gay adoption bill passed through the Senate yesterday by a vote of 22-18.
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