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Politics and Law

Melissa DuBose, Senate Judiciary Hearing, February 8, 2024.

Judge (and Lesbian Mom) Melissa DuBose Confirmed to Federal Bench

Judge Melissa DuBose was confirmed Tuesday as a federal judge for the District of Rhode Island, making her the state’s first Black and first out LGBTQ federal judge, and marking the 100th time a Black woman was confirmed to a lifetime federal judiciary appointment. She and her partner of over 20 years have two sons.

Say gay/LGBTQ Florida

Florida Students Can Now “Say Gay/LGBTQ” After Major Settlement

Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay/LGBTQ” law has been defanged. More than a dozen Florida parents, students, and teachers, plus LGBTQ organizations Equality Florida and Family Equality, who had challenged the law’s constitutionality, reached a settlement yesterday that removes the most harmful, anti-LGBTQ aspects of the legislation.

Italy in rainbow colors, with Padua highlighted by a heart

Padua Court Says Nongestational Mothers Can Be on Children’s Birth Certificates

The city court in Padua, Italy, has affirmed that children with two moms can have their nongestational mothers on their birth certificates. The ruling defies central government officials in the city, who last fall told 27 two-mom families, raising more than 30 children, that the nongestational parent was being removed from these vital documents.

IVF; Photo credit: DrKontogianniIVF [CC BY 2.0]

Alabama Supreme Court Ruling That Frozen Embryos Are “Children” May Have “Devastating Consequences” for Fertility Care

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos should be considered “children,” in a case that some fertility healthcare advocates are calling “a terrifying development,” with “devastating consequences” for people needing fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF). My spouse and I created our family via IVF, so this one’s personal to me.

Photo credit: DrKontogianniIVF [CC BY 2.0]

New Federal Legislation Introduced to Make IVF Access a Statutory Right

A federal bill introduced yesterday would make access to IVF and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) a statutory right. The bill comes in the wake of the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights, which many fear will lead to restrictions on other aspects of reproductive health care.

“Stay Engaged”: Making Progress for LGBTQ Families in 2024

After a 2023 that saw a rise in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and more than 500 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced across the country, where should LGBTQ parents and our allies put our efforts to advance equality in 2024? Experts at several leading LGBTQ organizations shared their thoughts with me.

Parents, young adults, and advocates who testified in support of the MPA. Photo credit: Massachusetts Parentage Act Coalition

Powerful Testimony at Massachusetts Parentage Act Hearing

Yesterday, 20 years to the week after Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize marriage equality, LGBTQ parents and others testified in support of legislation to finally update the state’s parentage laws so that children of LGBTQ parents—and all children—have equal access to the security of legal parentage.

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