Monday, June 6, 2011

NCLR attorney Maya Rupert ties marriage equality to support for all families

The National Center for Lesbian Rights Federal Policy Director, Maya Rupert, wrote a terrific blog post that appeared on the Huffington Post yesterday. "The fight for marriage equality is about fighting for equal recognition of all families," Rupert writes. "It's about combating the assumption that someone else can tell us what our families should look like." The piece highlights the common interest shared by both LGBT families and black families in protecting all family forms. Highly recommended read!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

LGBT citizens may face different social attitudes and legal challenges than heterosexual citizens. Tolerance for LGBT people has increased over the years due to greater education about sexual orientation and gender identity issues and the growing visibility and political activism of the LGBT community.

In our country, Filipino Women and men in the office did not sign the United Nations declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity, which condemns violence, harassment, discrimination, exclusion, stigmatization, and prejudice based on sexual orientation and gender identity

Filipino Love of same-sex for marriage and civil unions are not recognized as legal.