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Our Advocacy Work – Family Equality
Get Pregnant Fast About Us At Family Equality, we have been champions for LGBTQ+ families since 1979. Our mission is to create a world where everyone can thrive in communities and access services that affirm their identities. We engage in policy advocacy at federal, state, and local levels to ensure that current and future LGBTQ+…
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Child Welfare and Family Equality
Get Pregnant Fast At the heart of our mission is the belief that every child and family deserves access to nurturing and secure child welfare services. Sadly, discrimination within the child welfare system is pervasive, affecting countless youth in foster care, their families, and prospective foster and adoptive parents. Currently, there are 14 states permitting…
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Every Child Deserves a Family
Get Pregnant Fast The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family (ECDF) Act emphasizes the necessity of prioritizing the welfare of children within the foster care system by implementing several key measures: Banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and marital status against families and youth in taxpayer-funded child welfare services. Ensuring culturally…