We Care Coalition - Parentage Equality in Connecticut

01/07/2022

to earlier this week when the first We Care families protected their children with Acknowledgements of Parentage! Learn more about how the new CT Parentage Act protects families at GLAD.org/CPA.

01/05/2022

What a wonderful day! Congrats to these beautiful families and to all CT families. Thank you to our entire coalition, to lead sponsor Reps Jeff Currey and Jason Rojas, and everyone who made this happen.

Two q***r couples and their children have become the first LGBTQ families to benefit from the Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA), which Connecticut Rep. Jeff Currey (D), the bill's lead sponsor, said "may be the most impactful moment for LGBTQ families since marriage equality."

01/05/2022

With the Connecticut Parentage Act now in effect, many families can protect their children by signing an Acknowledgement of Parentage. Learn about this powerful tool and read the FAQ:

Many families will be able to access an Acknowledgement of Parentage. Learn more about how this form can protect your family.

01/03/2022

Thank you for marking this momentous occasion with us, Rep. Currey, Maj. Leader Rojas, and GLAD Senior Staff Attorney Polly Crozier!

01/03/2022

Today's the day! Families will be signing the Acknowledgement of Parentage at the Legislative Building. Stay tuned for video of this moment we've been working towards for so long.

12/30/2021

The CT Parentage Act goes into effect on 1/1, updating state law to recognize all children and families. We have answers to your big (and small) questions about what the change means for your loved ones: GLAD.org/CPA-FAQ

12/29/2021

"The Connecticut Parentage Act... is one of the most comprehensive, inclusive and child-centered parentage laws in the country." Read more from Yale Law School Professor Douglas NeJaime's opinion piece in the CT Post.

A Yale Law School professor writes about the Connecticut Parentage Act, which allows...

12/23/2021

📢 The Connecticut Parentage Act goes into effect on January 1, 2022! Find out what the new and improved law means for your family:

Learn about the Connecticut Parentage Act and how it will protect all children and families under state parentage law.

12/06/2021

“The Parentage Act is a significant step forward from Connecticut’s formerly antiquated parentage laws, which left many children without the protection of a legal relationship with their parents.” CT Law Tribune via Law.com. https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2021/12/01/three-cheers-for-the-parentage-act/

06/04/2021

Gratitude and congratulations are in order for the wonderful members and supporters of We Care Coalition - Parentage Equality in Connecticut! Thank you to the CT families and advocacy organizations that made this victory possible:
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - ACOG
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services
Center for Children's Advocacy
COLAGE
ACLU of Connecticut
Connecticut Gay & Le***an Chamber
Connecticut Voices for Children
Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF)
Ferrara Law Group, P.C.
Fertility Within Reach, Inc.
Freed Marcroft LLC
Gay Parents To Be
Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc.
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders - GLAD
Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc.
National Association of Social Workers-Connecticut (NASW/CT)
New England Fertility Society
New England Surrogacy
New Haven Pride Center
PFLAG Hartford
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut
Resolve New England
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Triangle Community Center
True Colors, Inc.
Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists
Yale Child Study Center

06/02/2021

“We already know we are a family, and now with this bill passing, no one can tell us differently."
So excited to share this piece that quotes We Care parent Stephanie.

“We already know we are a family, and now with this bill passing, no one can tell us differently," one le***an mom said of the Connecticut Parentage Act.

06/01/2021

We'll be streaming live soon at the CPA signing!