Senate Bill 729
Exciting, news! Our IVF insurance bill, SB 729, passed the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday. This is the farthest our bill has ever advanced, and it would not have happened
May 18, 2023
Category: Legislation & Policy
Dear OFC Community
Happy Gregorian New Year! At the beginning of each new year, I like to reflect over the past year, think about what I want to
January 13, 2023
Our Families On Trial
This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in what promises to be one of the most significant civil rights cases
October 8, 2019
Equality Act of 2019: Don’t believe the (negative) hype
As any quick Google search on “Equality Act” will show you, the right wing is working overtime to discredit this piece of historic legislation. It’s
May 8, 2019
Urge Congress to advance the FAMILY Act Today!
Our Family Coalition calls on Congress to advance the the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, a major piece of legislation reintroduced in Congress on
February 14, 2019
OFC Condemns Trump Administration’s License to Discriminate
Our Family Coalition joins the many reproductive rights, LGBTQ, and civil rights groups in strongly condemning the Trump Administration’s new “Conscience and Religious Freedom” division in
January 20, 2018
We made history!
Beloved community, we did it! The California State Board of Education (SBE) just voted to adopt only those textbooks which reflect LGBT roles and contributions
November 11, 2017
CA APPROVES LGBT-INCLUSIVE TEXTBOOKS FOR ADOPTION BY STATE BOARD OF ED
Last Friday we were thrilled to issue the following Press Release, along with our partners in the FAIR Education Act Implementation Coalition (available also as
October 5, 2017
We stand with 114 other national organizations: this ACA repeal attacks America’s most vulnerable
This morning, Our Family Coalition joined with 114 other national organizations in expressing our opposition to the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable
September 26, 2017
Now Is the Time for Love: A Joint Statement with the San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Alongside our colleagues at the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, we issued this statement today, in light of the recent anniversaries of the Pulse and Charleston
June 20, 2017
Congresswoman Barbara Lee to be Honored at OFC Night Out
California Congresswoman Barbara Lee will be honored at Our Family Coalition’s 9th Annual NIGHT OUT Gala on May 12th, 2017 at 6pm at the Intercontinental
April 29, 2017
Legal advice for LGBTQ families post-election
The information in this post is also available as a PDF. Most of us are worried about the future of our families, communities and country.
December 12, 2016
The Equal Protection for All Families Act is one step closer to becoming the law!
This Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass the Equal Protection for All Families Act (Assembly Bill 960). This important bill – authored by
July 10, 2015
El Canto del Colibrí (The Song of the Hummingbird)
by the Somos Familia Events Team Somos Familia is an intergenerational community-based organization, and fiscal project of Our Family Coalition, that builds support for Latino
March 16, 2015
It’s Time to Make Education FAIR
As a person of color that went through the ‘American’ K-12 education system, I felt that the social sciences we were taught did not accurately
November 7, 2014
VICTORY: Governor Brown Signs the Modern Family Act!
Dear families and friends, I am thrilled to share with you that the Modern Family Act (AB2344) is now the law! Over the past twenty
September 30, 2014
Groundbreaking Law Would Make It Easier For LGBT Couples To Start A Family
When Judy Appel and her partner of 22 years, Alison Bernstein, wanted to have children, the state of California didn’t make it easy. Bernstein gave
May 28, 2014
What Domestic Partners Need to Know About Applying for Health Insurance Under Obamacare
Post by Shae Irving, legal editor and writer When registered domestic partners or civil union partners apply for coverage in the new health insurance marketplace, there’s
January 30, 2014
