(In response to details around this story) Dear Achille Public School District, On behalf of One Million Kids for Equality, I would express our dismay and outrage at your inaction and ignorance around the recent events regarding your student Maggie Rose. Not only have you allowed the endangerment of a youth, but your lack of […]
Seattle, WA (July 12, 2018)– Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee passed the Child Welfare Inclusion Act (CWIA) bill that allows Federally funded adoption agencies to refuse LGBTQ+ families based on religious convictions. This bill would amend the 2019 funding bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. This […]
Published on Windy City Times From a press release 2018-07-12 Seattle, WA ( July 12, 2018 )- Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee passed the Child Welfare Inclusion Act ( CWIA ) bill that allows Federally funded adoption agencies to refuse LGBTQ+ families based on religious convictions. This bill would amend the 2019 […]
Published in Vital VOICE http://www.thevitalvoice.com/one-million-kids-for-equality-comments-on-the-hhs-afcars-rule/ Once again the well being of Native Peoples, LGBTQ youth, and families are in jeopardy, and One Million Kids for Equality are issuing this public statement on the issue. In response to Trump’s Executive Order 13777 on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda to lower regulatory burdens on the American people, […]
Published on St. Louis Public Radio http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/recent-losses-lgbtq-community-prompt-conversation-about-mental-health#stream/0 While LGBTQ Pride Month is typically a time for celebration among the local queer community, mourning has also marked this year’s observance as several St. Louis-area residents have died by suicide and overdose in the wake of national news of celebrity deaths. “The numbers of suicide attempts and […]
June 14, 2018 (Seattle, WA) — On January 29, 2018, One Million Kids for Equality (OMK) announced the appointment of Curtis Galloway as its next Executive Director, and has now fully transitioned into the role. Curtis joined the OMK Executive Leadership Board in August of 2015, after working in coalition with the organization to ban […]
Seattle, WA (June 13, 2018)– Once again the well being of Native Peoples, LGBTQ youth, and families are in jeopardy, and we, One Million Kids for Equality, are issuing this public statement on the issue. In response to Trump’s Executive Order 13777 on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda to lower regulatory burdens on the American […]
One Million Kids for Equality Hosting Pulse Vigil St. Louis, MO (June 13, 2018)– On June 12th, 2016, our community faced a tragedy that had not been experienced in a long time. Forty-nine of our siblings had their lives cut short during Latin night at Pulse Nightclub, a popular place for LGBTQ+ people of color. […]
