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Queer Families, Foster Youth Celebrated at Extraordinary Families Gala

The foster/adoption agency celebrated its 30th anniversary with an event hosted by Carson Kressley that honored out TV legend Paris Barclay and featured a surprise appearance by Pedro Pascal.

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Biden Administration Looks to Protect LGBTQ+ Foster Kids With New Rule

The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule is in keeping with the Biden administration's promise to support LGBTQ+ youth.

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Massachusetts foster parents lose license after refusing to properly care for LGBTQ+ youth

A couple lost their foster care license after they wouldn't agree not to discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth nor attempt to change them.

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LGBTQ+ people want to foster or adopt kids, but fear of discrimination stops them (exclusive)

That's among the findings just released from a study by Gallup and the children's charity Kidsave.

Laphonza Butler reads Audre Lorde protest book banning

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Anti-LGBTQ+ mom in Oregon wins right to potentially adopt LGBTQ+ kids

Jessica Bates said she would not let her kids dress how they want, nor take them to the doctor for gender dysphoria treatment.

Creating forever families for foster youth and LGBTQ+ families

LGBTQ individuals face barriers to adoption, despite research showing they are just as capable of providing safe, nurturing homes, writes Robin Rosenbluth.

A First: California Mandates Gender-Affirming Care for Foster Youth

A bill signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown assures that young people in the foster care system have access to medically necessary gender-affirming procedures.

Queer Families, Foster Youth Celebrated at Extraordinary Families Gala

The foster/adoption agency celebrated its 30th anniversary with an event hosted by Carson Kressley that honored out TV legend Paris Barclay and featured a surprise appearance by Pedro Pascal.

Biden Administration Looks to Protect LGBTQ+ Foster Kids With New Rule

The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule is in keeping with the Biden administration's promise to support LGBTQ+ youth.

STUDY: It's Not Getting Better for LGBT Foster Kids

A new study discovers that LGBT youth face twice as much mistreatment in the foster care system as do their non-LGBT peers.

Trans, nonbinary youth face inequities in foster care, justice system, homeless services

The new "Safe Havens II" report urges action to support these young people.

It’s The Perfect Time to Make Our Schools LGBTQ-Inclusive

Let's harness this year's reckoning for equality and use it to foster acceptance among our youth.

PHOTOS: These LGBT Youth Are Seeking 'Forever Families'

For the first time, the celebrated Heart Gallery NYC highlighted photos of LGBT youth in the foster care system.

See How California Is Protecting Trans Foster Kids

A new law signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown closes a critical gap regarding the equitable placement and treatment of transgender foster youth.

Keith St Clare, pioneering gay magazine publisher, dead at 79

St Clare published the San Francisco-based magazine Vanguard, took in many foster children, and produced a youth-oriented TV show.

Biden admin moves to protect LGBTQ+ kids in foster care

A new rule from the Department of Health and Human Services requires that these children be placed in supportive homes.

A trans woman and her mother open up about acceptance and learning with love in new Trevor Project video

The episode is the latest installment in Trevor's Learn With Love docuseries.

Texas sues Biden admin over requirement for LGBTQ-affirming foster care placements

The suit comes from notoriously anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

LGBTQ+ people want to foster or adopt kids, but fear of discrimination stops them (exclusive)

That's among the findings just released from a study by Gallup and the children's charity Kidsave.

A new bill would enhance LGBTQ+ youth mental health services

The Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler and Tina Smith, comes at a time of crisis for LGBTQ+ young people..

Catholic Charities Foster Care Cases to Be Transferred

Aiyana’s Chances Are Slim, But Congress Can Save Her

While Congress waffles on the Equality Act, LGBTQ+ youth suffer.

Discriminating in the Name of God Is Still Discrimination

Georgia's Senate passes a reckless bill that will harm prospective LGBT parents and children who need homes.

Obama Calls for End to Discriminatory Parenting Laws

President Obama makes LGBT history again by advocating foster and adoptive parents be chosen without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Jessica Bates said she would not let her kids dress how they want, nor take them to the doctor for gender dysphoria treatment.

LGBTQ individuals face barriers to adoption, despite research showing they are just as capable of providing safe, nurturing homes, writes Robin Rosenbluth.

A bill signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown assures that young people in the foster care system have access to medically necessary gender-affirming procedures.

The foster/adoption agency celebrated its 30th anniversary with an event hosted by Carson Kressley that honored out TV legend Paris Barclay and featured a surprise appearance by Pedro Pascal.

The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule is in keeping with the Biden administration's promise to support LGBTQ+ youth.

A new study discovers that LGBT youth face twice as much mistreatment in the foster care system as do their non-LGBT peers.

The new "Safe Havens II" report urges action to support these young people.

A couple lost their foster care license after they wouldn't agree not to discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth nor attempt to change them.

Let's harness this year's reckoning for equality and use it to foster acceptance among our youth.

For the first time, the celebrated Heart Gallery NYC highlighted photos of LGBT youth in the foster care system.

A new law signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown closes a critical gap regarding the equitable placement and treatment of transgender foster youth.

St Clare published the San Francisco-based magazine Vanguard, took in many foster children, and produced a youth-oriented TV show.

A new rule from the Department of Health and Human Services requires that these children be placed in supportive homes.

The episode is the latest installment in Trevor's Learn With Love docuseries.

The suit comes from notoriously anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

That's among the findings just released from a study by Gallup and the children's charity Kidsave.

The Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler and Tina Smith, comes at a time of crisis for LGBTQ+ young people..

While Congress waffles on the Equality Act, LGBTQ+ youth suffer.

Georgia's Senate passes a reckless bill that will harm prospective LGBT parents and children who need homes.

President Obama makes LGBT history again by advocating foster and adoptive parents be chosen without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.