The
Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender civil rights organization, today released an issue brief on LGBT families.
The brief outlines some of the major issues LGBT families face in
America, including lack of legal protections and discriminatory laws and
federal policies, and serves as an overview ahead of the White House
LGBT Conference on Families to be held tomorrow in Minneapolis. Bryan
Samuels, Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth, and
Families, Department of Health and Human Services; Stuart Delery, Acting
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice; and
Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) will deliver remarks at the
conference. It is the fifth in a series of LGBT conferences hosted by
the White House across the country.
“Families headed by same-sex couples face far too many obstacles as
they simply try to live a good life and raise children,” said HRC
President Joe Solmonese. “The White House LGBT Conference on Families
will help shine a light on the barriers LGBT families face, and what can
be done to make our nation family-friendly.”
This weekend’s conference will be held at Burroughs Community School in
Minneapolis in conjunction with Family Equality Council’s Midwest
Conference and will begin with a morning plenary followed by afternoon
workshops. Participants will receive important updates from senior
administration officials from the Department of Justice, the Department
of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of
Personnel Management on issues related to LGBT families.