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Summer Meeting 2014 Workshops Released!

The workshops at Summer Meeting 2014 are going to blow you away. All the topics you care about, all the speakers you want to learn from, all the opportunities you need to strengthen the work you're doing. Just check out our full list below!

June 25, 2014
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Members: Sign-Up to Give a FEDtalk at Summer Meeting 2014!

Back by popular demand! FEDtalks were a breakaway favorite plenary session from last year’s Summer Meeting. So we're excited to announce they're back this year!

June 24, 2014
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Member Resource: Policy Report on LGBT Workplace Discrimination

In states across the country, Federation members are working hard to advocate for statewide and local nondiscrimination laws that protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers.

June 24, 2014
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Equality Federation Welcomes Jenn Curtin as Program Associate

All of us at Equality Federation are proud to welcome Jenn Curtin to our team as Program Associate.Jenn has been with the Federation as an intern for the past year working with our Communications Director Jace Woodrum.

June 23, 2014
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Obama Administration Demonstrates Incredible Leadership for LGBT Equality

This is what leadership looks like. In a series of announcements over the past several weeks, the Obama administration has taken critical steps to protect LGBT Americans. These groundbreaking changes in U.S. policy are making it easier for LGBT Americans to earn a living, provide for themselves and their families, and pursue health and happiness.

June 23, 2014
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Published in The Advocate: The Movement After Marriage

When I first got involved in the movement to advance the rights of LGBT people, I joined a cohort of those who worked hard to create the extraordinary moment we are living in now. It feels great to have reached this milestone alongside many of my colleagues from back then and with the many young activists who have joined our ranks in the last 30 years.

June 17, 2014

Press Releases

Respond to Anti-LGBTQ HUD Nomination with Support for Homeless LGBTQ Youth

Donald Trump has named anti-LGBTQ crusader Ben Carson as secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and we’re responding with a special #SolidarityWednesday post highlighting organizations that serve homeless LGBTQ youth.

December 8, 2016
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: Organizing In Trump's America (video)

December 7, 2016
Equality Federation Hosting LGBTQ Mixers in San Francisco & New York City!

The shocking outcome of the elections has made it clear that likely progress for LGBTQ rights will be happening in each state in the near future. Equality Federation is focused on doing just that.

November 29, 2016
Trump Chooses Anti-LGBTQ Mega-Donor for Secretary of Education

After recently meeting with anti-LGBTQ mogul Jerry Falwell Jr. about education issues, Donald Trump has chosen Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. DeVos and her family foundations have donated millions of dollars to extreme, anti-LGBTQ organizations. Some have promoted dangerous, unscientific “conversion therapies” to convert LGBTQ youth and all of them have fought against basic nondiscrimination protections, school safety, and more.

November 23, 2016
New Hampshire Introduces Comprehensive Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill

The Freedom New Hampshire coalition – currently comprised of Transgender New Hampshire, New Hampshire PFLAG, Rights and Democracy, ACLU of New Hampshire, GLAD and Freedom for All Americans – introduced a comprehensive trans nondiscrimination bill this session.

November 23, 2016
Anti-LGBTQ Zealot Falwell Jr. for Secretary of Education?!

Join Equality Federation condemning President-elect Donald Trump for meeting with one of the nation’s most prominent anti-LGBTQ leaders, Jerry Falwell Jr., to discuss a potential position in his Administration’s Department of Education.

November 22, 2016
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