The Power of Acceptance: Honoring National Adoption Month
During November, we not only honor National Adoption Month but the over 30% of youth in foster care who identify as LGBTQ+.
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With New Rule, Biden Administration Strengthens Protections for LGBTQI+ Youth in Foster Care System
State and Tribal Foster Care Agencies Will Be Required to Place LGBTQI+ Children in Safe, Supportive Settings that Do Not Practice Conversion Therapy
This National Adoption Month, David Ambroz Reflects On His Experiences As A Queer Youth In Foster Care To Galvanize Prospective Families
David Ambroz is a best-selling author and a national advocate for poverty, child welfare and queer rights. His memoir, titled “A Place Called Home,” is a personal account of his…
HRC's Nakiya Lynch Honors National Foster Care Month By Sharing Their Own Personal Experiences
May marks National Foster Care Month, the time of year meant to acknowledge the many families and professionals who help find permanent homes for youth in the foster care system,…
HRC Announces New Report Detailing Increase in Child Welfare Agencies Working to Become LGBTQ+ Inclusive
Agencies working with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s All Children-All Families program serve more than 1 million clients annually, including children in foster care and prospective foster and adoptive parents
5 Things You Should Know or Do About Adoption
November is National Adoption Month, a time to raise awareness about adoption through foster care in the U.S. These times continue to be hard on all of us, and it’s…
100 Days Out: Trump v. Biden on LGBTQ Equality for Children and Families
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsHRC outlines Trump’s attacks on and Biden’s record and plans for LGBTQ equality for children and families.
HHS Rule Would Remove Sexual Orientation Data Collection from Federal Child Welfare Reporting System
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryThe final rule would abandon data collection on the sexual orientation of youth in foster care and foster and adoptive parents…
Major Health, Education & Child Welfare Organizations Oppose Legislation Targeting Trans Youth
The letter is released as Idaho passes two anti-transgender bills that attack youth in sports and transgender Idahoans seeking to update their birth certificates.
SHAMEFUL: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signs Harmful Anti-LGBTQ Child Welfare Bill
Research consistently shows that LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the foster care system, as many have been rejected by their families of origin because of their LGBTQ status, and are…
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