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COLAGE News BlogCOLAGE Speak OUT Campaign: Participate in Blogging for LGBT Families Day May 9 08Are you a youth or adult with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer parent/s ? Do you want to help raise visibility and awareness about people with LGBTQ parents? Do you use online forums for networking or... Keep reading...American Family Outing Invites Families from Lakewood Church to a Picnic May 7 08At a press conference in Houston today, Jay Bakker, star of the documentary series One Punk Under God, issued an open invitation to families from Lakewood Church-the largest church in the U.S.-to share a picnic with LGBT families in... Keep reading...COLAGE Mourns the Passing of Mildred Loving May 7 08COLAGE honors Mildred Loving, a pioneer of marriage equality, who passed away this week. She was 68. Mildred, who was Rappahannock Indian, Cherokee and Black and her husband, Richard, who was White, committed the "crime" of marrying in 1958. With... Keep reading...COLAGE at the Equality Forum Apr 23 08Growing Up with LGBTQ Parents: A National and Local Perspective Saturday, May 3rd 12:30 PM Temple University City Center, Room 321 Co-sponspored by COLAGE and Mountain Meadow Summer Camp, this session presents the opportunity to learn about the experiences of... Keep reading...Louisiana Safe Schools Action Alert Apr 23 08Do you want to make schools safe for all students in Louisiana? Get involved with the state-wide anti-bullying bill. The Louisiana Anti-Bullying bill made it out of committee today in a very strong vote of 11-4. This is the closest... Keep reading...Arizona Action Alert Apr 21 08COLAGE encourages our members and allies in Arizona to help fight a divisive anti-LGBT marriage bill. The House Judiciary Committee voted this afternoon to make a technical correction to the language of the proposed marriage amendment, clearing the way for... Keep reading...Tennessee Action Alerts- Unmarried Couples Adoption Ban Apr 17 08The Senate Judiciary Committee adjourned for the week before taking up SB3910 by Paul Stanley (R-Germantown). This bill would ban unmarried, cohabiting couples from adopting children. COLAGE is opposed to this discriminatory bill which is a clear attack on the... Keep reading...California Action Alert- Stop AntiGay Ballot Measure Apr 15 08Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said last week that he would oppose the ballot measure to prohibit marriage for same-sex couples. He committed to "always be there to fight against" such an amendment and he acknowledged that the amendment was "a waste... Keep reading...COLAGE Action Alert for Tennessee Apr 7 08COLAGE calls on youth and adults with LGBTQ parents and their allies in Tennessee to get involved in Tennessee Equality Projects Week of Action to stop a harmful Adoption Ban bill. Germantown Republican Senator Paul Stanley's bill banning unmarried couples... Keep reading...Speak OUT opportunity in New Jersey Apr 2 08COLAGE is looking for Speak OUT members to represent youth with LGBT parents at this upcoming commission meeting. If you are interested and able to attend, please contact Meredith Fenton, COLAGE Program Director. The New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission,... Keep reading... |