HRC Blog

TODAY anchor and correspondent Jenna Wolfe and NBC News foreign correspondent Stephanie Gosk welcomed Harper Estelle Wolfeld Gosk yesterday evening.

Beginning November 1, German parents will have the option of selecting “undetermined” instead of “male” or “female” on their children's birth certificates.

For married same-sex couples in marriage equality states, there is now clear government guidance that workers can take family leave to care for a spouse.

Under current law, the Social Security Administration determines eligibility based on whether the courts in the state where a couple resides would find them to be legally married. However, this must only be the first step towards ensuring equal access to this critical set of benefits.

Flying from DC back home to Seattle after last week’s amazing Welcoming Schools Regional Consultants meeting, I was reminded by a fellow passenger just how important this work is.